A premature low-birth-weight infant with congenital complete atrioventricular block and myocarditis successfully treated by staged pacemaker implantation.

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：: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：:We describe 10 children with endomyocardial fibrosis who underwent surgical treatment between 1978 and 1999. Seven were male and 3 female, with an age range from 4 to 15 years, having a mean age of 11 years. All were in the final stage of heart failure. Three had biventricular disease, 6 had involvement of the right v...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Santos CL,Moraes CR,Santos FL,Moraes F,Brindeiro Filho D

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professionals working in the arena of health care face a variety of challenges as their careers evolve and develop. In this review, we analyze the role of mentorship, learning curves, and balance in overcoming challenges that all such professionals are likely to encounter. These challenges can exist both in profession...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cohen MS,Jacobs JP,Quintessenza JA,Chai PJ,Lindberg HL,Dickey J,Ungerleider RM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complete transposition is the most common form of neonatal cyanotic heart disease. The management of this condition has changed markedly in the last decade and there appears to be a significant variation between centres in terms of pre-operative management. OBJECTIVES/METHODS:We surveyed all paediatric card...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hornung TS,O'Sullivan JJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients with the Mustard procedure are now adults. To date, however, there have been few reports on resting and exercise hemodynamics in a large population of adults with this circulation. The aim of this study is to describe such parameters in one of the largest and oldest populations of adults with the Mustard...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hechter SJ,Webb G,Fredriksen PM,Benson L,Merchant N,Freeman M,Veldtman G,Warsi MA,Siu S,Liu P

更新日期：2001-07-01 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:This study evaluated the effectiveness of long-term intensive lipid-lowering therapy in children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolaemia. METHODS:The charts of 89 children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia among ∼1000 patients treated from 1974 to 2008 were reviewe...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Elis A,Zhou R,Stein EA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpericardiotomy syndrome has been considered a disorder induced by viral infection. This conclusion is based on serologic criterions, but these may be unreliable following either cardiopulmonary bypass or transfusion therapy. Previous studies have not verified the proposed etiology either by isolation of ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Webber SA,Wilson NJ,Junker AK,Byrne SK,Perry A,Thomas EE,Book L,Tipple M,Patterson MW,Sandor GG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An otherwise healthy 17-year-old adolescent boy presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 infection. A haemorrhagic pericardial effusion was found in the transthoracic echocardiography. He was treated with pericardiocentesis, ibuprofen, and hydroxychloroquine. A la...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gokalp S,Çilsal E,Yukcu B,Yolcu C,Akkoc G,Guzeltas A

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In present study, we aimed to evaluate the changes in valvular regurgitations in mid-term follow-up of children with first attack acute rheumatic fever diagnosed after updated Jones criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The medical records of the children diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever between June 2015 and Novemb...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Güler M,Laloğlu F,Ceviz N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonate with functionally univentricular physiology presents unique challenges to the cardiac team. An integrated approach that applies working knowledge of cardiac anatomy, cardiopulmonary physiology, and basic principles of intensive care is essential to guide management of each individual patient. This requires...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Nelson DP,Schwartz SM,Chang AC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonates undergoing heart surgery for CHD are at risk for postoperative gastrointestinal complications and aspiration events. There are limited data regarding the prevalence of aspiration after neonatal cardiothoracic surgery; thus, the effects of aspiration events on this patient population are not well und...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Karsch E,Irving SY,Aylward BS,Mahle WT

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：:Disconnection of a pulmonary artery needs early surgical treatment in order to support the growth of the vessel. However, owing to the high rate of re-stenosis after traditional surgical reconstruction, we developed a hybrid approach involving the creation of pulmonary artery continuity by using autologous or heterolo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Butera G,Giusti G,Pomè G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

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：: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：INTRODUCTION:We evaluated the safety and feasibility of high-intensity interval training via a novel telemedicine ergometer (MedBIKE™) in children with Fontan physiology. METHODS:The MedBIKE™ is a custom telemedicine ergometer, incorporating a video game platform and live feed of patient video/audio, electrocardiograp...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Khoury M,Phillips DB,Wood PW,Mott WR,Stickland MK,Boulanger P,Rempel GR,Conway J,Mackie AS,Khoo NS

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We sought to use techniques of decision analysis to compare values or preferences for balloon angioplasty versus surgery for treatment of aortic coarctation in children. BACKGROUND:Balloon angioplasty and surgery for aortic coarctation have a differing spectrum and prevalence of outcomes and complications, m...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Wong D,Benson LN,Van Arsdell GS,Karamlou T,McCrindle BW

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a retrospective case control analysis to evaluate the outcome, and the need for treatment, of problems with atrioventricular conduction occurring during an acute attack of rheumatic fever, assessing the occurrence of second and third atrioventricular block versus first degree block. We reviewed and anal...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zalzstein E,Maor R,Zucker N,Katz A

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to describe the approach to stenting arterial shunts in adult congenital patients with single-ventricle physiology and to assess the medium-term clinical and haemodynamic outcomes following stent insertion. BACKGROUND:Adult patients with single-ventricle physiology and pulm...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kasem M,Bentham J,Thomson J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to investigate the role of adiponectin in acute rheumatic fever by evaluating correlations with cytokines and acute-phase reactants. METHODS:Patients were divided into three groups by clinical findings. Group 1 included 8 patients with only chorea, Group 2 included 13 patients with arthritis and carditis,...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ozgen H,Ucar B,Yildirim A,Colak O,Bal C,Kilic Z

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-operative severe vascular stenosis and proliferating endothelial tissue lead to severe circulatory disorders and impair organ perfusion. Bioabsorbable magnesium scaffolds may help to overcome these obstructions without leaving obstructing stent material. We analyse their role in the treatment of vascula...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zartner PA,Schranz D,Mini N,Schneider MB,Schneider K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrates are peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α agonists and are clinically used for treatment of dyslipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Fenofibrate is reported as a cardioprotective agent in various models of cardiac dysfunction; however, limited literature is available regarding the role of gemfibrozil as ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Singh AP,Singh R,Krishan P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a left atrial appendage diverticulum in close proximity to the left coronary artery, thereby mimicking a fistulous connection between the two structures. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cantinotti M,Giordano R,Murzi B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to assess the development of heart failure in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in a medium-term follow-up, to identify the impact of tricuspid regurgitation on the development of heart failure, and to determine the most reliable marker for its identif...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Koželj M,Cvijić M,Berden P,Podnar T

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：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