Closure of a secundum atrial septal defect in two infants with chronic lung disease using the Gore HELEX Septal Occluder.

abstract：:Myocarditis is an important cause of arrhythmogenic sudden cardiac arrest in the young. A strong index of suspicion is required as not only can arrhythmias be the only clinical manifestation but also because these patients can have normal cardiac biomarkers, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings, and inf...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kohli U,Meinert E

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aims This is the first autopsy study in the United Kingdom to analyse the demographic and pathological characteristics of atheroma associated with sudden cardiac death in young people. METHODS:An observational retrospective study of referred cases of sudden cardiac death in the young (⩽35 years) associated ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Green AC,Sheppard MN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported four heterozygous missense mutations of MYH7, KCNQ1, MYLK2, and TMEM70 in a single three-generation Chinese family with dual Long QT and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotypes for the first time. However, the clinical course among the family members was various, and the potential myoca...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Wang J,Guo RQ,Guo JY,Zuo L,Lei CH,Shao H,Wang LF,Zhang YM,Liu LW

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:A 29-year-old gravida1 para1 woman presented with increasing fatigue. Multi-modality imaging demonstrated the left coronary artery arising from the main pulmonary artery with large collateral vessels in the interventricular septum, in keeping with unrepaired anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Ca...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hanneman K,Wald R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant presented with features suggestive of an anomalous left coronary artery was found to have normal origins of both coronary arteries. Echocardiography during episodes of ischaemia showed marked aortic regurgitation with retrograde coronary flow. The left coronary leaflet was mildly hypoplastic. Surgical re-sus...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Likes ML,Silverman NH,Albers EL,Choy R,Bhat A,McMullan DM

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:The anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery from the wrong sinus of Valsalva with interarterial, intramural, and/or intraconal course is a rare congenital anomaly that is associated with a high risk of sudden death in children. The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society established the Registry of Anomalous Aortic Or...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Brothers JA,Gaynor JW,Jacobs JP,Caldarone C,Jegatheeswaran A,Jacobs ML,Anomalous Coronary Artery Working Group.

更新日期：2010-12-01 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:To document the echocardiographic features of tetralogy of Fallot during fetal and postnatal life. Correlation of echocardiographic findings with the requirement for early intervention prior to definitive repair. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:A tertiary fetal cardiology unit. PATIENTS:F...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Pepas LP,Savis A,Jones A,Sharland GK,Tulloh RM,Simpson JM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to apply systems engineering principles to address hospital-acquired infections in the paediatric intensive care setting. DESIGN:Mixed method approach involving four steps: perform time-motion study of cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) care processes, establish a meaningful schema to classify obser...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Thaker P,Lee EK,Zhang P,Chanani N

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A hyperinflammatory response to COVID-19 is being described in children. While this presents, and responds to management, similar to that of Kawasaki Disease it is being coined a new entity. But is it really? We explore how this phenomenon may be Kawasaki Disease with a new trigger. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Loomba RS,Villarreal E,Flores S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ventricular septal defect in transposition of the great arteries is frequently closely related to the cardiac valves. The valvar function after arterial switch operation of patients with transposition of the great arteries and ventricular septal defect or intact ventricular septum was compared. We analysed the funct...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gabriel J,Scheld HH,Tjan TD,Osada N,Krasemann T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus has become the treatment of choice in many centres. In patients with large ducts and pulmonary hypertension, transcatheter closure has been achieved with success using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder or even the Amplatzer Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect Occlude...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： García-Montes JA,Camacho-Castro A,Sandoval-Jones JP,Buendía-Hernández A,Calderón-Colmenero J,Patiño-Bahena E,Zabal C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn. Its diagnosis may lead to a crisis in the affected families; there are the perceived implications of having an abnormality of so vital an organ. To that may be added the assumed guilt or blame, grief and at times anger, frequent...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Menahem S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Young patients suffering from rhythm disorders have a negative impact in their quality of life. In recent years, ablation has become the first-line therapy for supraventricular arrhythmias in children. In the light of the current expertise and advancement in the field, we decided to evaluate t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gonzalez Corcia MC,Peters L,Sluysmans T,Moniotte S,Carbonez K,Barrea C,Vo C,Vanhoutte L,Scavee C

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:SCN5A encodes sodium-channel α-subunit Nav1.5. The mutations of SCN5A can lead to hereditary cardiac arrhythmias such as the long-QT syndrome type 3 and Brugada syndrome. Here we sought to identify novel mutations in a family with arrhythmia. METHODS:Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of the proband, who w...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Huang H,Ding DB,Fan LL,Jin JY,Li JJ,Guo S,Chen YQ,Xiang R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decades ago, mass-scale epidemiologic studies were undertaken to accurately describe the prevalence of congenital heart disease and associated malformations, and to identify inheritance patterns, teratogenic influence and aetiologic underpinnings. Despite phenomenal breakthroughs in molecular diagnosis of congenital h...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Nies M,Brenner JI

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving population-level cardiovascular health is a public health priority. Guided by the American Heart Association's metrics for ideal heart health, we examined the prevalence of behavioural heart health indicators using a representative sample of urban adolescents. Less than 1% (0.6%) of the sample had ideal hear...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lenhart CM,Manjelievskaia J,Echeverri A,Patterson F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease, which is characterised by systemic vasculitides accompanied by acute fever, is regularly treated by intravenous immunoglobulin to avoid lesion formation in the coronary artery; however, the mechanism of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is unclear. Hence, we aimed to analyse the global exp...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zhang L,Song QF,Jin JJ,Huang P,Wang ZP,Xie XF,Gu XQ,Gao XJ,Jia HL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the volume and range of diagnosis in new patients referred to paediatric cardiac outpatient clinics. METHODS:Data was collected prospectively, using a proforma completed at all outpatient clinics over a period of three months. RESULTS:There were 526 new referrals, representing an increase of almo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Murugan SJ,Thomson J,Parsons JM,Dickinson DF,Blackburn ME,Gibbs JL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Milrinone is a drug frequently used for hemodynamic support in children during critical illness. Although the hemodynamic changes induced by milrinone in children may appear similar to those of adults, the physiologic contributors of these changes remain vastly unknown. A systematic review was conducted to identify st...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Loomba RS,Dorsey V,Villarreal EG,Flores S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommendations of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology for basic training in paediatric and congenital cardiology required to be recognised as a paediatric cardiologist by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology are described below. Those wishing to achieve m...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Heying R,Albert DC,Voges I,Sendzikaite S,Sarquella-Brugada G,Pluchinotta F,Brzezinska-Rajszys G,Stein JI,Milanesi O,Contributors and reviewers of the AEPC council:.,Contributors of the AEPC working groups (current chairs and represen

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of using the new Cardia Ultrasept II™ device with interposed Goretex patch referring to the perforation of polyvinyl alcohol membrane. BACKGROUND:Great advances have been made in the development of devices for closure of atrial septal...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mijangos-Vázquez R,García-Montes AJ,Soto-López EM,Guarner-Lans V,Zabal C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our experience with 2 patients having Costello syndrome, aged 11 and 36 months, who suffered systolic anterior motion of the aortic leaflet of the mitral valve and obstructive cardiac hypertrophy requiring surgery, comparing their cardiac characteristics to those described previously. We conclude that the ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kalfa D,Fraisse A,Kreitmann B

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of a continuous infusion of basic fibroblast growth factor on the adaptive potential of the right ventricular myocardium after 30 days of mechanically induced overload in rats. Materials and methods We banded the pulmonary trunk, so as...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vida VL,Dedja A,Faggin E,Speggiorin S,Padalino MA,Boccuzzo G,Pauletto P,Angelini A,Milanesi O,Thiene G,Stellin G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate risk factors for the development of postoperative chylothorax following paediatric congenital heart surgery and to investigate the impact of a management guideline on management strategies and patient outcome. METHODS:All patients with chylothorax following cardiac...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Day TG,Zannino D,Golshevsky D,d'Udekem Y,Brizard C,Cheung MMH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with CHD exhibit reduced isometric muscle strength and muscle mass; however, little is known how these parameters relate. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the relation between isometric limb muscle strength and muscle mass for patients in comparison to age- and sex-matched control subjects. ME...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sandberg C,Crenshaw AG,Christersson C,Hlebowicz J,Thilén U,Johansson B

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00