Rare combination of bilateral divided atrial chambers and pulmonary vein stenosis with review of the literature.

abstract：:To date, no reference values have been provided for right and left atrial filling in normal children. The aim of our study, therefore, was to characterize measurements of superior caval, hepatic, and pulmonary venous flow using Doppler echocardiography in a large group of normal children to reflect the effects of age,...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ayabakan C,Ozkutlu S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare associations between generic versus disease-specific functional health status assessments and patient and clinical characteristics for patients with severe congenital heart disease. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional observational study involving 325 single ventricle patien...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McCrindle BW,Zak V,Pemberton VL,Lambert LM,Vetter VL,Lai WW,Uzark K,Margossian R,Atz AM,Cook A,Newburger JW,Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The policy of early repair of patients with tetralogy of Fallot, irrespective of age, as opposed to initial palliation with a shunt, remains controversial. The aim of our study was to analyze the midterm outcome of primary early correction of tetralogy of Fallot. METHODS:Between 1996 and 2005, a total of 61 ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kantorova A,Zbieranek K,Sauer H,Lilje C,Haun C,Hraska V

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal echocardiography is the main modality of prenatal diagnosis of CHD. This study was done to describe the trends and benefits associated with prenatal diagnosis of complex CHD at a tertiary care centre. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of patients with complex CHD over an 18-year period was performed....

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gorla SR,Chakraborty A,Garg A,Gugol RA,Kardon RE,Swaminathan S

更新日期：2018-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the current subjective state of health, and the longitudinal course of psychological well-being, in adult patients with congenital cardiac malformations. METHODS:Our study concerns the second follow-up of a cohort of patients with congenital cardiac malformations. We examined 362 consecutive patie...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： van Rijen EH,Utens EM,Roos-Hesselink JW,Meijboom FJ,van Domburg RT,Roelandt JR,Bogers AJ,Verhulst FC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between long QT interval and sudden infant death syndrome has been clearly established. Several studies have been conducted to determine the evolution of the QT interval in childhood from birth, but only in full-term newborns. However, data on the QT interval in pre-term infants are extremely...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Séguéla PE,Rozé JC,Gournay V

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Atrioventricular valve regurgitation is widely known as a risk factor for Fontan completion in patients with univentricular physiology. To date, indications and timing for atrioventricular valve repair remain unclear and different surgical techniques have been advocated. Since 2013, 50 consecutive patients underwent e...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gil-Jaurena JM,González-López MT,Pérez-Caballero R,Pita A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocarditis of congenital coronary fistulas in the cardiac chambers is rare, especially in the paediatric age group. We describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with a fistula from the dilated right coronary artery to the junction of the superior caval vein to the right atrium, complicated by endocarditis. Treatment con...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Krasemann T,van Beynum IM,Frohn-Mulder IME,Dalinghaus M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric heart transplantation has evolved over the last 3 decades. The research group, Pediatric Heart Transplant Study, has been in step with that evolution over the nearly 20 years of its existence by utilising its registry to contribute a wealth of clinical research to the field. The highlights of its studies wi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Law YM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the rate of hospitalization for acute respiratory tract infection in children less than 24 months with haemodynamically significant congenital cardiac disease, and to describe associated risk factors, preventive measures, aetiology, and clinical course. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We followed 760 subj...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Medrano C,Garcia-Guereta L,Grueso J,Insa B,Ballesteros F,Casaldaliga J,Cuenca V,Escudero F,de la Calzada LG,Luis M,Luque M,Mendoza A,Prada F,del Mar Rodríguez M,Suarez P,Quero C,Guilera M,CIVIC Study Group from the Span

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correction of tetralogy of Fallot during infancy usually eliminates the risks associated with general anaesthesia. In rare cases of uncorrected defects persisting into adulthood, anaesthetic management during non-cardiac surgery may therefore be challenging. We describe the use of continuous spinal anaesthesia to succ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Corda Teixeira JS,Correia MJD,Haas A,Tralhão A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are several agents used for conscious sedation by various routes in children. The aim of this prospective randomised study is to compare the effectiveness of three commonly used sedatives: intranasal ketamine, intranasal midazolam, and oral chloral hydrate for children undergoing transthoracic echocardi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Alp H,Elmacı AM,Alp EK,Say B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. It occurs as an outpouching that progresses like a windsock, and it may rupture producing aortic regurgitation, cardiac tamponade, congestive heart failure, conduction abnormalities, and stroke. We describe a case of rupture of the sinus of Valsal...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Atiq M,Ali F,Hasan SB

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to identify incidence, aetiology, and outcomes of extubation failure in infants with shunt-dependent pulmonary blood flow at a single tertiary care, academic children's hospital. The second objective of this study was to determine the haemodynamic effects of transition of positi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gupta P,McDonald R,Goyal S,Gossett JM,Imamura M,Agarwal A,Butt W,Bhutta AT

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetralogy of Fallot is only rarely associated with aortic valvar disease. We present a child who had uncomplicated repair of tetralogy of Fallot at 16 months of age, and who developed mild aortic stenosis three years later, with mild to moderate aortic incompetence being seen two years subsequent to that event. No aor...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Galea N,Aquilina O,Grech V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Absent arterial valve leaflets are rare anomalies. On the basis of our understanding of the normal development of the arterial valves, we draw inferences that might offer clues to their morphogenesis. METHODS:We describe the findings from four human fetal autopsies with so-called "absent" arterial valvar le...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tretter JT,Steffensen T,Westover T,Anderson RH,Spicer DE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perceived correlation between the coronary arterial anatomy in patients with complete transposition, and the outcome of the arterial switch procedure, has made preoperative identification of their patterns standard practice. PURPOSE:Our purpose was to assess the accuracy of preoperative echocardiographic id...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McMahon CJ,el Said HG,Feltes TF,Watrin CH,Hess BA,Fraser CD Jr

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our purpose was to determine the outcome of pregnancy and delivery in patients with coronary arterial lesions caused by Kawasaki disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:We surveyed by mail the Japanese national experience of pregnancy and delivery in patients known to have Kawasaki disease. The first questionnaire was...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tsuda E,Kawamata K,Neki R,Echigo S,Chiba Y

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe the structure of, and suggest an etiology for, the interatrial communication which can occur through the mouth of the coronary sinus. Based on the study of human embryos, we propose that the defect is best explained by dissolution of the wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the left atrium, per...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Knauth A,McCarthy KP,Webb S,Ho SY,Allwork SP,Cook AC,Anderson RH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of our study was to assess the prevalence and progression, during childhood and adolescence, of dilation of the neo-aortic root, and neo-aortic valvar regurgitation, and to identify risk factors for such dilation and regurgitation, after the arterial switch operation. METHODS:We included all pat...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Marino BS,Wernovsky G,McElhinney DB,Jawad A,Kreb DL,Mantel SF,van der Woerd WL,Robbers-Visser D,Novello R,Gaynor JW,Spray TL,Cohen MS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a child with cor triatriatum dexter masquerading as Ebstein's anomaly on transthoracic echocardiography. This was attributed to a floppy membrane arising from the right atrium, protruding into the tricuspid valve and pushing the leaflets downwards, giving an impression of Ebstein's anomaly. The i...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Salam S,Gallacher D,Uzun O

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe what is, to the best of our knowledge, a previously unreported association in patients with similar facial features, skin and joint laxity, of lengthening and tortuosity of systemic, pulmonary and coronary vessels. We evaluated 12 patients with similar phenotypes, from eight different families. Detailed ec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Al Fadley F,Al Manea W,Nykanen DG,Al Fadley A,Bulbul Z,Al Halees Z

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of an 8-week-old infant with late presentation of severe refractory atypical Kawasaki disease. In addition to developing giant coronary arterial aneurysms and coronary thrombosis, she formed extensive bilateral arterial aneurysms throughout her systemic circulation. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Johnston N,Coleman D,McMahon CJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although some prior studies have provided evidence to question the historical belief that pulmonary vascular resistance index ⩾6 Wood Units×m2 should be a contraindication to heart transplantation in children, no national analyses specific to the modern area have addressed this question. METHODS:Data were a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Maxwell BG,Sheikh AY,Ajuba-Iwuji CC,Heitmiller ES,Vricella LA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates clinical and epidemiological features of acute rheumatic fever using the data of last 25 years in our hospital in south-east of Turkey. The medical records of 377 patients with acute rheumatic fever admitted to Pediatric Cardiology Department of Çukurova University during 1993-2017 were retrospect...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Erdem S,Demir F,Ayana M,Canan O,Okuducu YK,Arslan A,Kucukosmanoglu O,Özbarlas N

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ASDOS-technique (Sulzer-Osypka GmbH, Germany) for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects within the oval fossa. BACKGROUND:Although several attempts have been made to occlude defects within the oval fossa by transcatheter techn...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hausdorf G,Schneider M,Fink C,Neudorf U,Fischer G,Tynan M,Friedli B

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-dysmorphic 10 month old female was discovered at surgery to have severe vasculopathy of both the systemic and pulmonary arteries. These findings were confirmed by pathologic examination. Follow-up angiography has confirmed multiple sites of vascular obstruction which appear to be worsening. Angioplasty has only ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Spaetgens RL,Duncan WJ,Taylor GP

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In utero diagnosis of complex progressive cardiac disease such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome presents a novel opportunity for antepartum, intrapartum, and neonatal management. The clinical possibilities and potential for differing outcomes challenge the mother-foetus dyad with regard to informed consent. Previous...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mavroudis C,Mavroudis CD,Farrell RM,Jacobs ML,Jacobs JP,Kodish ED

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we summarise a case of a myofibroma causing mid-aortic syndrome due to obstruction of the distal thoracic and abdominal aorta leading to severe left ventricular dysfunction. The patient was managed with percutaneous intervention via balloon dilation and stent placement. On follow-up, the patient has nor...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Callahan R,Kreutzer J,Debrunner M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00