Sudden improvement in ventricular repolarization abnormality after a short detraining period in an athlete.

abstract：:Primary tumors of the cardiac valves are rare. One of the most common reasons that left-sided cardiac tumors come to clinical attention is embolization to the systemic circulation. We present two children who suffered left coronary arterial occlusion due to embolization of a sarcoma of the mitral valve. A 6-year-old f...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McElhinney DB,Carpentieri DF,Bridges ND,Clark BJ,Gaynor JW,Spray TL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of incidentally diagnosed Twiddler's syndrome in a child 7 years after implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker system with epicardial leads. During revision, an insulation defect of the ventricular lead was evident, despite unremarkable prior pacemaker lead testing. The lead was repaired and a ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kramer P,Berger F,Peters B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to review the outcome of ligation of the persistently patent arterial duct in neonates as performed outside a paediatric cardiothoracic centre by an outreach surgical team. METHODS:A retrospective observational study of all ligations of the persistently patent arterial duct performed in Cambridge betwe...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sivakumar S,Lee L,Tillett A,Wells F,Dunning J,Kelsall AW

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Noonan's syndrome involves the association of multiple congenital abnormalities, with a variety of cardiac defects. We describe here the association of Noonan's syndrome with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas and bilateral duplicated renal collecting systems. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first rep...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Semizel E,Bostan OM,Saglam H

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:A 10-month-old infant with severe tricuspid valve disease due to staphylococcal bacterial endocarditis, underwent surgical replacement of the valve. The new valve was fashioned using an autologous pericardial patch. Over 3 years of follow-up, the new valve has functioned satisfactorily, with moderately elevated right ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sreeram N,Ben Mime L,Bennink G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found spontaneous echoes in two teenagers with nephrotic syndrome and profound hypoalbuminemia, both having normal cardiac structure, function and output. The phenomenon disappeared after the level of albumin normalized. In one patient, all spontaneous echoes disappeared following convalescence, the level of albumi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hadash A,Braver Y,Lorber A

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of anatomic biventricular repair by a combination of intraatrial and intraventricular re-routing in patients with isomerism of the left atrial appendages. METHODS:Anatomic biventricular repair by means of combined intraratrial and intraventricular re-routing was achieved in 5 of the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Uemura H,Yagihara T,Kawahira Y,Yoshikawa Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berry syndrome is a rare CHD. Approximately 29 cases have been described in the literature. Surgical correction has been successfully performed as well. We report the case of a newborn diagnosed with Berry syndrome who was subsequently diagnosed with trisomy 13. Cytogenetic analysis should be performed before surgical...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Remon JI,Briston DA,Stern KW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-cardiac repair of congenital cardiac diseases in children with left-right shunt is often associated with acute elevation of pulmonary artery pressure following cardiopulmonary bypass. We studied the correlation between the Glu298Asp polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and pulmona...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Loukanov T,Hoss K,Tonchev P,Klimpel H,Arnold R,Sebening C,Karck M,Gorenflo M

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：: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 present an example of corrected transposition with twisted discordant atrioventricular connections in which both fetal and postnatal echocardiograms were obtained. We correlate the fetal echocardiograms with the postnatal echocardiograms, placing emphasis on the echocardiographic clues to the diagnosis which were p...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Abdullah M,Yoo SJ,Hornberger L

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IntroductionDiagnostic and interventional catheter angiography of the heart is frequently used in paediatric cardiology. It is also possible to detect urinary system anomalies with cineurography images that may be obtained during angiocardiography. In this study, the aim was to determine the frequency, distribution, a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Oral O,Toprak MHH,Uysal F,Bostan OM,Cil E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse influences arising in fetal life or immediately after birth have a permanent effect on body structure, physiology and metabolism. Evidence is now accumulating that programming of bone growth might be an important contributor to the later risk of osteoporosis. Long-term morbidity and mortality associa...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rego C,Guerra A,Guardiano M,Esteves P,Pereira J,Aguiar A,Areias JC

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood cancer survivors. Cardiologists must be aware of risk factors and long-term follow-up guidelines, which have historically been the purview of oncologists. Little is known about paediatric cardiologists' knowledge regarding the ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rose-Felker K,Effinger K,Kelleman MS,Sachdeva R,Meacham LR,Border WL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is no consensus or theoretical explanation regarding the optimal location for the fenestration during the Fontan operation. We investigated the impact of the location of the fenestration on Fontan haemodynamics using a three-dimensional Fontan model in various physiological conditions. METHODS:A three...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sughimoto K,Asakura Y,Brizard CP,Liang F,Fujiwara T,Miyaji K,Liu H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is to commemorate and celebrate achievements of Professor Milan Šamánek who passed away on 29 April, 2020. Milan was an excellent and visionary paediatric cardiologist who helped to establish paediatric cardiology as a speciality in Czechoslovakia and several other east European countries in the late 1970...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Marek J,Janoušek J,Tůma S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine the differences between arterial and inferior caval vein oxygen saturation, fractional oxygen extraction, and the shunt index, which were calculated in the diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus. METHODS:Twenty-seven preterm infants were included in this study and were divided int...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yapakçı E,Ecevit A,Törer B,Ince DA,Gökdemir M,Gülcan H,Tarcan A

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, or dysautonomia, is an uncommon disease. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is one of the several types of dysautonomia. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, also known as chronic orthostatic intolerance, is the most common but least severe of the dysautonomic ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Boris JR

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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：:Congenitally corrected transposition is a rare congenital anomaly, with only a few cases diagnosed and reported prenatally even in the largest fetal series. To determine the morphologic features and outcome for the lesion as recognized during fetal life, we reviewed the fetal and postnatal echocardiograms and medical ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Chiappa E,Micheletti A,Sciarrone A,Botta G,Abbruzzese P

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:A 34-week premature neonate presented with drug-refractory permanent junctional incessant tachycardia and haemodynamic compromise. The patient underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation using a single-catheter approach. The child remains in sinus rhythm, without pharmacological treatment, 2 years after the ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Femenía F,Sarquella-Brugada G,Brugada J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00