Treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents in the last three decades.

abstract：:Arterial switch surgery for d-transposition of great arteries is usually performed in the first 2 weeks of life before the left ventricle regresses. The arterial switch surgery that helps achieve anatomic and physiologic correction of this condition has better long-term outcomes than other surgical approaches. The pro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mahima J,Shivanna DN,Subramanian A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-month-old infant presented with fever, dyspnoea, and a murmur. Echocardiography showed a mitral vegetation with significant regurgitation. Mitral valve plasty was performed on day 6, and was polymerase chain reaction positive for Kingella kingae. The cardiac outcome was favourable. This case illustrates a subtle p...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Youssef D,Henaine R,Di Filippo S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 31-year-old male with a large atrial septal defect, who was found to have interrupted inferior caval vein with azygous continuation to the superior caval vein, which precluded transcutaneous closure by device. The defect was successfully closed with a 33 mm Occlutech Figula septal occluder using...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bani Hani A,Abdullattif M,Al-Ammouri I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large volumes of data and multiple computing platforms are now universal components of paediatric cardiovascular medicine, but are in a constant state of evolution. Often, multiple sets of related data reside in disconnected "silos", resulting in clinical, administrative, and research activities that may be duplicativ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bradley DJ,Wu DTY,Goldberg CS,Serwer GS,Lowery RE,Donohue JE,Hirsch-Romano JC,Zheng K,Pasquali SK

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levoatriocardinal vein is the embryological remnant of the connection between the pulmonary and systemic venous systems. It is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the presence of left-sided obstruction, developing as a pathway for decompression of the pulmonary veins. We report the first case of a levoatriocardin...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Moodley S,Duncan W,Gandhi S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess haemodynamic patterns in head-up tilt testing on 400 paediatric cases with unexplained syncope. METHODS:Medical records of 520 children who underwent head-up tilt testing in the preceding year were retrospectively evaluated, and 400 children, 264 (66%) girls and 136 (34%) boys, aged 12.6±2.6 years ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yozgat Y,Karadeniz C,Ozdemir R,Doksoz O,Kucuk M,Karaarslan U,Mese T,Unal N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate arch augmentation for interrupted aortic arch repair is quite important to avoid post-operative recoarctation and bronchial compression. We describe here two successful cases of aortic arch reconstruction using autologous materials such as a pulmonary artery patch and a reversed left subclavian artery flap in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hasegawa T,Oshima Y,Kadowaki T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:May-Thurner syndrome is a rare clinical entity involving venous obstruction of the left lower extremity. The May-Thurner syndrome is a phenomenon commonly described as an acquired stenosis of the left common iliac vein secondary to compression of the left common iliac vein between the right common iliac artery and the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vijayalakshmi IB,Setty HS,Narasimhan C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiovascular morbidity is high in patients with coarctation of aorta even after successful repair. This study aimed to assess the frequency of late hypertension and the relationship between ambulatory hypertension and cardiovascular target organ damage in children and adolescents after early and successful ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ağbaş A,Gökalp S,Canpolat N,Çalışkan S,Öztunç F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CHDs form a complex and heterogeneous group of clinical entities, with high morbidity and mortality. With the advancement of surgical and invasive techniques and clinical treatment, the survival of these patients has increased significantly, and there are reports of a high prevalence of ocular abnormalities ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vilela MA,Sbruzzi G,Pellanda LC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diagnosis of trisomy 21 in children has been associated with failed extubation after CHD surgery. Dexmedetomidine may be a useful agent to improve postoperative outcomes in these patients, such as ventilator time, ICU length of stay, or hospital length of stay. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The Pediatric Heal...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Moffett BS,Mossad EB,Tobias JD,Cabrera AG

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SummaryThe vast majority of patients with complete transposition present during either the neonatal period or early infancy. Almost always the diagnosis and the categorization of associated lesions can be established by cross-sectional echocardiography. Doppler techniques usually provide enough information about flows...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rigby ML,Chan KY

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a great need for echocardiographic criterions for accurate diagnosis of carditis in acute rheumatic fever. AIM:To test the efficacy of proposed echocardiographic criterions for the diagnosis of carditis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied 333 patients suspected of having acute rheumatic fever, under...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vijayalakshmi IB,Vishnuprabhu RO,Chitra N,Rajasri R,Anuradha TV

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research that is closely connected with the population it is studying and in which the translational value to healthcare is high is a laudable goal, but it is not often achieved. The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry has developed a model for involving patients and parents of children with a Fontan circulatio...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： d'Udekem Y,Forsdick V,du Plessis K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine developmental enamel defects and dental treatment conditions in children with congenital heart disease by comparing them with a control group of healthy children. METHODS:Children included in the study were referred to a paediatric dentistry for dental examination and t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cantekin K,Gumus H,Torun YA,Sahin H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with a secundum atrial septal defect are usually asymptomatic and are referred for elective closure after 3-4 years of age; however, in premature infants with chronic lung disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or pulmonary hypertension, increased pulmonary blood flow secondary to a left-to-right atrial shunt, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zussman ME,Freire G,Cupp SD,Stapleton GE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Holt-Oram syndrome was confirmed in an asymptomatic 36-year-old man by a novel TBX5-gene mutation (exon 8 acceptor splicing site, c.663-1G greater than A). Computed tomography showed an atrial septal defect and an anomalous right coronary artery crossing between the aorta and pulmonary arteries. Surgery corrected ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vianna CB,Miura N,Pereira AC,Jatene MB

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The resection of a subaortic membrane remains far from a curative operation. We sought to examine factors associated with reoperation and the degree of aortic valve regurgitation as a potential long-term source for reoperation. METHODS:All patients who underwent resection of an isolated subaortic membrane b...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Binsalamah ZM,Spigel ZA,Zhu H,Kim MB,Chacon-Portillo MA,Adachi I,Imamura M,Mery CM,Mckenzie ED,Fraser CD,Heinle JS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anthracycline chemotherapeutic agents carry the well-recognised risk of cardiac toxicity. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term effect of anthracycline chemotherapy on the biventricular function in childhood cancer survivors using tissue Doppler imaging and two-dimensional speckle tracking echo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yoldaş T,Yeşil Ş,Karademir S,Şahin G,Arman Örün U,Doğan V,Özgür S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positional cyanosis is an uncommon finding in young patients. We report three infants who presented with positional cyanosis due to a pedunculated tumour in the right heart. Arterial desaturation was the result of right-to-left shunting at the level of the oval foramen caused by obstruction and/or insufficiency of the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Levitas A,Gross G,Zucker N,Zalzstein E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although extrarenal manifestations of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome are not frequent, myocardial dysfunction should be given special consideration because of the importance of proper early haemodynamic management and potential complications. We report the case of a 21-month-old child with haemolytic-uraemic syndrome who...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Palanca Arias D,López Ramón M,Jiménez Montañés L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fungal endocarditis classically involves dense heterogenous vegetations. However, several patients with fungal infections were noted to have myocardial changes ranging from focal brightening to nodular thickening of chordae or papillary muscles. This study evaluates whether these findings are associated with...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cresalia NM,Owens ST,Stillwell TL,Norris MD,Yu S,Retzloff L,Ensing GJ

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To the best of our knowledge, normal limits of heart rate with respect to gender, and as established using 24-hour ambulatory Holter electrocardiography, have yet to be published for the entire age range of children and adolescents. OBJECTIVES:To establish the normal limits for heart rate in newborns, infan...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Salameh A,Gebauer RA,Grollmuss O,Vít P,Reich O,Janousek J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A female neonate, born at term, presented with complex cardiac anatomy dominated by right isomerism and infra-diaphragmatic totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Surgical repair was performed using circulatory arrest under deep hypothermia. In the postoperative period, the patient could not be weaned off mech...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kumar S,Ansari J,Weerasena N

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-month-old baby was resuscitated from ventricular fibrillation attributed to a concurrent chaotic atrial tachycardia with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. He underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of an accessory pathway. Throughout the 4-year follow-up after the procedure, the boy remained free of an...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ko JK,Kim YH,Park IS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conotruncal heart defects are considered to be one of the most common types of birth defect worldwide. Genetic disturbances in folate metabolism such as Thymidylate synthase may increase risk for conotruncal heart defects. We evaluated two common Thymidylate synthase polymorphisms, including the 28 bp tandem repeat in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Wang X,Wei H,Wu Y,Tian Y,Luo L

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional ambulatory heart rhythm monitoring is limited in its ability to provide rapid diagnosis of arrhythmias in athletes participating in water or high-intensity sports. This case report is of a 17-year-old female competitive swimmer who underwent loop recorder implantation with Confirm Rx™ ICM 3500 (Abbott, Mi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yoon JG,Snyder CS,Hoyt WJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged our initial predictions of its ramifications, both short and long term. Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 in children remain a topic of investigation as literature is lacking. We describe new onset atrial fibrillation in a child with a history of COVID-19 infec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Santi AD,Aquino P,Dorfman M

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-week-old child presented with a cardiac arrest secondary to myocardial ischaemia. Echocardiography demonstrated a single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva. The coronary artery branched into left and right arteries, with the left artery then coursing anomalously in the tissue plane between th...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Duke C,Rosenthal E,Simpson JM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity in an 18-year-old boy who had undergone corrective surgery for tetralogy of Fallot 4 years earlier, and was treated with amiodarone because of recurrent malignant postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Toxicity was recognized on the basis of clinical features, chest...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kothari SS,Balijepally S,Taneja K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00