BNP in children with congenital cardiac disease: is there now sufficient evidence for its routine use?

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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the clinical utility of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist 17 for identifying psychosocial concerns and improving access to psychology services within a paediatric cardiology clinic. METHOD:Parents of 561 children (aged 4-17 years) presenting for follow-up of CHD, acquired heart disease, or arrhythmi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Struemph KL,Barhight LR,Thacker D,Sood E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many, if not most, of the controversies regarding the description of the congenitally malformed heart have been resolved over the turn of the 20th century. A group of lesions that remains contentious is the situation in which both arterial trunks, in their greater part, are supported by the morphologically right ventr...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bharucha T,Hlavacek AM,Spicer DE,Theocharis P,Anderson RH

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Our long-term follow-up has revealed that symmetrical development of the breasts is significantly impaired in pre-pubescent female patients subsequent to an anterolateral thoracotomy. Although standard posterolateral and anterolateral right-sided thoracotomies are used for correction of "simple" cardiac lesions such a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Schreiber C,Bleiziffer S,Lange R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous treatment of aortic coarctation is a widely used option. Covered stents have increased the profile of efficacy and safety of this procedure. Here we report on a 32-year-old woman with significant aortic recoarctation associated with aortic wall aneurysm and close proximity of both lesions to the origin of...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Butera G,Piazza L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity increases the risk for various cardiovascular problems. Increase in body mass index is often an independent risk factor for the development of elevated blood pressure and clustering of various cardiovascular risk factors. OBJECTIVE:To determine early markers of left ventricular affection in obese pa...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： El Saiedi SA,Mira MF,Sharaf SA,Al Musaddar MM,El Kaffas RMH,AbdelMassih AF,Barsoum IHY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastic bronchitis is a severe complication after a Fontan procedure, with an estimated incidence around 1-2% and poor prognosis. We present the cases of four patients with plastic bronchitis after a total cavopulmonary connection with a stenosis of the left pulmonary artery that was stented successfully. In three of ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tanase D,Ewert P,Eicken A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Holt-Oram syndrome is characterised by CHD and limb anomalies. Mutations in TBX5 gene, encoding the T-box transcription factor, are responsible for the development of Holt-Oram syndrome, but such mutations are variably detected in 30-75% of patients. METHODS:Clinically diagnosed eight Holt-Oram syndrome pat...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Jhang WK,Lee BH,Kim GH,Lee JO,Yoo HW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary care cardiology, also known as ambulatory or outpatient cardiology, for the longitudinal management of patients with common arterial trunk or with transposition of the great arteries is both poorly described and has limited evidence to justify its basis. This article discusses some of the various complications...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Boris JR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increase in long-term survival of post-transplant children, there is a paradigm shift in the emphasis of post-transplant care. We describe de novo cardiovascular abnormalities, which occurred in otherwise asymptomatic paediatric liver transplant recipients, who received liver allografts between 1991 and 2014 ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Huang JG,Lim T,Quek SC,Quak SH,Aw MM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about acute coronary syndrome caused by Kawasaki disease-related coronary artery lesions in adults is sketchy. We reviewed the clinical features of 50 adult patients who had an acute coronary syndrome caused by coronary artery lesions due to Kawasaki disease or probable Kawasaki disease from 1980 to 2008. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tsuda E,Abe T,Tamaki W

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl presented with chronic fatigue and extreme exercise intolerance. After countless doctor visits, investigations, and hospital admissions, striking desaturation during exercise test pointed to a cardiovascular problem. Desaturation as a result of right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale du...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Grootaers C,Roggen M,Gewillig M

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Postural tachycardia syndrome is more frequently being recognised in adolescents and adults. However, its pathophysiology remains undefined. We evaluated our database for patterns in family history of clinical symptoms and associated disorders in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with postura...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Boris JR,Huang J,Shuey T,Bernadzikowski T

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:A 31-year-old patient previously underwent a Mustard operation presented with palpitations. Atrial tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were documented on the surface electrocardiogram. Under the guidance of a three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system, ablation of the isolated left-sided pulmonary vei...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ban JE,Park SW,Kim YH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure in children is a complex clinical syndrome with multiple aetiologies. The underlying disorders that lead to heart failure in children differ significantly from those in adults. Some clinical biomarkers for heart failure status and prognosis appear to be useful in both age groups. This review outlines the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Xu M,Ramirez-Correa GA,Murphy AM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuro-cutaneous syndrome tuberous sclerosis is commonly associated with rhabdomyomas in various organs including the heart. We are reporting a rare case of a 7-month old male child with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries associated with tuberous sclerosis and cardiac rhabdomyomas. To our kn...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Garg R,Thakkar B,Oswal N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose The aim of this study was to determine whether the exercise tolerance test can provide diagnostic and prognostic information regarding children and young adults and help predict outcome. METHODS:A total of 87 patients, aged 7-29 years (median 13, mean 13.4) were selected retrospectively. They underwent exerci...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sajnach-Menke MA,Walpole SC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether cardiac catheterisation procedures for low birth weight neonatesr < or = 2.5 kg carries a greater risk of complications compared with neonates > 2.5 kg, we conducted a single-centre retrospective case–control study. From 01/03 to 01/09, 46 consecutive neonates < 2.5 kg at the time of cardiac cathe...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mobley MM,Stroup RE,Kaine SF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tricuspid regurgitation as a manifestation of an isolated congenital anomaly of the tricuspid valve is rare. Cross-sectional and color Doppler echocardiography allow improved evaluation of tricuspid valvar function. As a result, the heterogeneous category of congenital tricuspid valvar dysplasia may be bette...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McElhinney DB,Silverman NH,Brook MM,Hanley FL,Stanger P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the duration and dispersion of the P wave in patients after a Senning operation, assessing its value in detecting the risk of atrial tachycardias.We measured the duration and dispersion of the wave in surface 12 lead electrocardiograms obtained from 18 patients with sinus rhythm, having a mean age of 12.8 y...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ozyilmaz I,Eroğlu AG,Güzeltaş A,Oztunç F,Saltik L,Ozdil M,Bariş S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare condition whose outcome is guarded despite the available treatment options. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant with significant stenosis of all four pulmonary veins. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Henriques C,Andrade H,Pires A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe right ventricular failure complicated a postoperative systemic inflammatory response in a 33-year-old woman after surgical repair of congenital cardiac malformations. Volume loading, and high doses of catecholamines, failed to produce improvement, but treatment with vasopressin improved all haemodynamic paramet...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vida VL,Mack R,Castañeda AR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to analyse seasonal variations in live births with congenital heart disease in the overall population of Malta. Included were all patients diagnosed as having congenital heart disease by echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, surgery or post mortem, by 1 year of age, and who were born be...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Grech V

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHD is associated with poor growth, delayed motor and language skills development, and increased length of hospital stay; 28.2% of infants were stunted, with z-scores<-2. The severity of surgery score was not associated with an increased length of stay, suggesting that a low weight-for-age z-score at the time of surge...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Marino LV,Magee A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 3 siblings with muscular ventricular septal defects, two requiring surgical closure. One of their offspring had a rare congenital aneurysm of the muscular ventricular septum, also requiring surgery. Another had a small muscular ventricular septal defect which closed spontaneously. Their father had echocard...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Nicolae MI,Summers KM,Radford DJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our aims were to use transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography to assess the morphology of atrial septal defects in children prior to closure, and to compare the three-dimensional echocardiographic data with transcatheter and surgical findings. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used transthoracic three-dimensional ec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Acar P,Roux D,Dulac Y,Rougé P,Aggoun Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have used the Amplatzer ductal occluder for transcatheter closure of large persistently patent arterial ducts, and used our experience to assess the safety and efficacy of the device in young children and infants. METHODS AND PATIENTS:We used the Amplatzer ductal occluder prospectively in 43 patients wit...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Al-Ata J,Arfi AM,Hussain A,Kouatli AA,Jalal MO

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00