Proteomics of pediatric heart failure: from traditional biomarkers to new discovery strategies.

abstract：:We report the case of a 12-day-old newborn affected by coarctation of the aorta and intraventricular defect who underwent coarctectomy and pulmonary artery banding. On post-operative day 7, the patient suffered from pulseless electric activity due to tension pneumothorax. Point-of-care ultrasound was performed during ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Polito A,Biasucci DG,Cogo P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction is rarely reported in children. Most of the cases are secondary to congenital anomalies or Kawasaki disease. Coronary artery total occlusion caused by fibromuscular dysplasia has never been reported in young children. Here we report a case of a 12-year-old boy with fibromuscular dysplasia, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lin MC,Lee WL,Fu YC

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Adults with CHD often exhibit complex cardiac abnormalities, whose management requires specific clinical and surgical expertise. To enable easier access of these patients to highly specialised care, we implemented a collaborative programme that incorporates medical and surgical specialists belonging to both ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gilad V,Santoro F,Ribera E,Calevo MG,Cipriani A,Pasquè A,Chierchia SL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of microorganisms were hypothesised as an aetiology of the Kawasaki disease. Unfortunately, no specific agent that provides reproducible evidence has yet been reported. We report two cases of extremely rare Kawasaki disease with tsutsugamushi disease. These case reports suggest that Kawasaki disease can rarel...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hwang HS,Kim YJ,Song MS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in diagnosis and surgical technique for correction have led to an increasing number of women with congenital heart disease reaching the child-bearing age. Pregnancy places considerable strain on the heart and circulation and necessitates marked cardiorespiratory adaptation. Today, with the exception of th...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Schmaltz AA,Neudorf U,Winkler UH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine the role of toxic elements and trace elements in the pathogenesis of conotruncal heart defects by measuring their concentrations in the first meconium specimens of the affected newborns. METHODS:Concentrations of lead, cadmium, iron, zinc, and copper were measure...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kundak AA,Pektas A,Zenciroglu A,Ozdemir S,Barutcu UB,Orun UA,Okumus N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing rates of survival have raised the question of medical and psychosocial factors contributing to quality of life of patients with congenital cardiac disease. We investigated the impact of the severity of disease, and social disadvantage, on the quality of life of patients and their primary caregivers...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Goldbeck L,Melches J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undiagnosed coronary sinus obstruction can be a source of paediatric exertional chest pain and death. We present a case series of three interesting children who developed only exertional angina from various degrees of coronary sinus stenosis or atresia. We discuss the diagnosis and management of each case and the pote...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hegde SA,Moore J,Suarez WA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A complication is an event or occurrence that is associated with a disease or a healthcare intervention, is a departure from the desired course of events, and may cause, or be associated with, suboptimal outcome. A complication does not necessarily represent a breech in the standard of care that constitutes medical ne...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Dickerson H,Cooper DS,Checchia PA,Nelson DP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is fast becoming an accepted alternative to repeat surgical pulmonary valve replacement for selected patients and therefore a complementary strategy in the long-term management of those requiring surgical pulmonary valve replacement. With a combined surgical and percutaneous a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ringewald JM,Suh EJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 32,000 infants are born with CHDs each year in the United States of America. Of every 1000 live births, 2.3 require surgical or transcatheter intervention in the first year of life. There are few more stressful times for parents than when their neonate receives a diagnosis of complex CHD requiring surger...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Fleck DA,Marino BS,Costello JM,Ravishankar C,Torowicz D,Alden C,Van't Hof K,Medoff-Cooper B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bicuspid aortic valve is not only a common congenital heart defect but also an enigmatic condition that can cause a large spectrum of diseases, such as aortic valve stenosis and severe heart failure in newborns whereas aortic dissection in adults. On the contrary, a bicuspid aortic valve can also occur with normal f...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Pedersen MW,Groth KA,Mortensen KH,Brodersen J,Gravholt CH,Andersen NH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to detect structural and functional changes in the left and right ventricles in obese Egyptian adolescents. Methods and results Anthropometric and echocardiographic parameters, including tissue Doppler imaging, were obtained from 70 obese adolescents with average body mass inde...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kamal HM,Atwa HA,Saleh OM,Mohamed FA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is controversial to observe or close symptomatic congenital coronary artery fistula in infants. We herein describe a medium-sized symptomatic congenital coronary artery fistula that underwent rapid spontaneous closure in an infant aged <3 months. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lu WH,Huang TC,Hsieh KS

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:The arterial switch operation has become the preferred procedure for surgical management of transposition, defined on the basis of concordant atrioventricular and discordant ventriculo-arterial connections. We conducted a retrospective evaluation of our experience in 61 infants with this segmental combination, seen fr...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Wheeler DS,Dent CL,Manning PB,Nelson DP

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communications between the pulmonary artery and left atrium cause cyanosis. The images document serial haemodynamic changes in such a fistula from fetal life to the postnatal period with a successful transcatheter intervention. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sivakumar K,Sean DR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent patency of the arterial duct represents one of the most common lesions in the field of congenital cardiac disease. The strategies for management continue to evolve. In this review, we focus on management beyond the neonatal period. We review the temporal evolution of strategies for management, illustrate th...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Giroud JM,Jacobs JP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of improved medical and surgical care in congenital heart disease, there has been an increase in the number of patients who survive into adulthood, giving rise to a new patient population 'Adults with congenital heart disease'. In the past, morbidity and mortality were the primary concerns for this gro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tyagi M,Austin K,Stygall J,Deanfield J,Cullen S,Newman SP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Femoral vein access is the first choice for percutaneous atrial septal defect closure, and when it cannot be used due to anatomic reasons, the alternative sites should be considered, frequently increasing the complexity of the procedure. Here we report the case of a 3-year-old boy, with situs inversus and dextrocardia...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Oliveira EC,Moura MAG,Almeida JA,Ribeiro ALP,Nascimento BR

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom a cavopulmonary anastomosis had been constructed, along with repair of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. Left-sided pulmonary venous obstruction led to redistribution of the flow to the right lung. The reversal of flow in the left pulmonary artery was accentuated by flow through collater...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Grosse-Wortmann L,Hamilton R,Yoo SJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Infants undergoing stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome may have post-operative feeding difficulties. Although the cause of feeding difficulties in these patients is multi-factorial, residual arch obstruction may affect gut perfusion, contributing to feeding intolerance. We hypothesised t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Chaves AH,Baker-Smith CM,Rosenthal GL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection, the early identification of infants at risk for severe disease in order to potentially decrease morbidity could be considered a major goal. Current guidelines recommend only clinical observation for this purpose in infants without known comorbidities. However, recent evidence ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rodriguez-Gonzalez M,Benavente-Fernandez I,Castellano-Martinez A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, the exclusion for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for free pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair includes an unfavourably large right ventricular outflow tract. OBJECTIVE:To report feasibility and early experience with a recently developed transcatheter heart valve, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Promphan W,Prachasilchai P,Siripornpitak S,Qureshi SA,Layangool T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Protein-losing enteropathy is an infrequent but severe condition occurring after Fontan procedure. The multifactorial pathogenesis remains unclear and no single proposed treatment strategy has proven universally successful. Therefore, we sought to describe different treatment strategies and their effect on cl...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Schleiger A,Ovroutski S,Peters B,Schubert S,Photiadis J,Berger F,Kramer P

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：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: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