Efficiency of the home cardiac rehabilitation program for adults with complex congenital heart disease.

abstract：:We report on a 3-year-old male who underwent transcatheter stent fenestration of the inferior portion of an extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection in the setting of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Transhepatic approach, following an unsuccessful attempt from the femoral vein facilitated delivery of a diabolo-sha...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kenny D,McMahon C,Walsh KP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated left ventricular (LV) apical hypoplasia is a recently described congenital abnormality characterized by: (1) a truncated and spherical LV configuration with rightward bulging of the interventricular septum, (2) deficiency of the myocardium within the LV apex with adipose tissue infiltrating the apex, (3) orig...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Vanhecke TE,Decker J,Leonowicz N,Chinnaiyan KM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) and coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs), serial evaluation with multiple imaging modalities is recommended to guide risk stratification and management. We present the case of a 7-year-old boy with a history of KD and multiple giant CAAs who developed thrombosis in one of the aneurys...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Prsa M,Hussain T,McCrindle BW,Grosse-Wortmann L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atypical development, behavioral difficulties, and academic underachievement are common morbidities in children with a history of congenital heart defects and impact quality of life. Language and social-cognitive deficits have been described, which are associated with autism spectrum disorders. The current st...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bean Jaworski JL,Flynn T,Burnham N,Chittams JL,Sammarco T,Gerdes M,Bernbaum JC,Clancy RR,Solot CB,Zackai EH,McDonald-McGinn DM,Gaynor JW

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Patients who underwent a successful repair of the aortic coarctation show chronic hyperdynamic state and normal left ventricular (LV) geometry; however, there are few data regarding the LV systolic function in the long term. Accordingly, we assessed LV systolic mechanics and factors associated with ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Faganello G,Fisicaro M,Russo G,Iorio A,Mazzone C,Grande E,Humar F,Cherubini A,Pandullo C,Barbati G,Tarantini L,Benettoni A,Pozzi M,Di Lenarda A,Cioffi G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health care-associated infections (HAIs) increase mortality, length of stay, and cost in hospitalized patients. The incidence of and risk factors for developing HAIs in the pediatric population after cardiac surgery have been studied. This study evaluates the impact of HAIs on length of stay, inpatient mor...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Tweddell S,Loomba RS,Cooper DS,Benscoter AL

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to quantitatively compare findings of emotional functioning across studies of adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) through meta-analysis. DESIGN:The current meta-analysis included 22 studies of adolescent and adult survivors of CHD who completed measures of emotional fu...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Jackson JL,Misiti B,Bridge JA,Daniels CJ,Vannatta K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old male patient, with a medical history of surgically repaired double outlet right ventricle presented with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and hepatitis C with cirrhosis, presented with New York Heart Association Class IV heart failure. During evaluation for a liver transplant, he was deemed a poor surgical ca...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Keswani A,Verma A,Dann K,Ventura L,Lucas V,Shah S,Ramee S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The 2016 American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) content outline is comprehensive, including more than 50 cardiology-specific objectives within eight content areas. This study complements the quantitative analysis of a Kentucky-wide survey of trainees, pediatricians, and pediatric cardiologists asking them to iden...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Neal AE,Lehto E,Miller KH,Davis E,Ziegler C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The neurodevelopmental outcome of children with repaired congenital heart defect has risen in importance with improved survival. This study compares neurodevelopmental outcomes of children who had CHD with single ventricle physiology with those who had CHD with two-ventricle physiology. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Hoskoppal A,Roberts H,Kugler J,Duncan K,Needelman H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary autograft aortic root replacement (Ross' operation) is now associated with low operative risk. Recent series suggest that patients with primary aortic insufficiency have diminished autograft durability and that patients with large discrepancies between pulmonary and aortic valve sizes have a low but...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Morales DL,Carberry KE,Balentine C,Heinle JS,McKenzie ED,Fraser CD Jr

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is increasingly moving toward valve-sparing approaches rather than transannular patch (TAP). We evaluate whether fetal pulmonary valve (PV) size is predictive of postnatal course and surgical approach in TOF. METHODS:In this retrospective study, fetal and pos...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Friedman K,Balasubramanian S,Tworetzky W

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with a Fontan circulation are at risk of renal dysfunction. We analyzed cross-sectional data in pediatric and adult Fontan patients in order to assess the accuracy of commonly used serum creatinine-based methods in estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR). METHODS:A total of 124 Fontan patients ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Wilson TG,d'Udekem Y,Winlaw DS,Cordina RL,Ayer J,Gentles TL,Weintraub RG,Grigg LE,Cheung M,Cain TM,Rao P,Verrall C,Plessis KD,Rice K,Iyengar AJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Approximately one-third of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients have mood or anxiety disorders, the majority of which go untreated. The extent to which this group of patients is interested in psychological services is, however, unknown. This study investigated the perceived psychological needs of pa...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kovacs AH,Bendell KL,Colman J,Harrison JL,Oechslin E,Silversides C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absence of the aortic valve is a rare congenital heart defect that is detectable in the prenatal period. In this condition, functional aortic valve leaflets are absent; in their place are rudimentary, immobile noncoapting plate-like structures at the level of the annulus resulting in severe aortic regurgitation. We re...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Sabati AA,Wong PC,Randolph L,Pruetz JD

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 30 year-old male with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, atrial, and ventricular septal defects (VSD), and pulmonary stenosis. He previously underwent three palliative surgical procedures before undergoing intracardiac repair at age 20 with a left ventricular to pulmona...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Aboulhosn J,Levi D,Sopher M,Johnson A,Child JS,Laks H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a simple technique for chest wall reconstruction in pentalogy of Cantrell using split-thickness cartilage grafts. This technique provides a robust reconstruction, gives immediate and excellent cosmetic results, allows for skeletal and tissue growth, and avoids the use of synthetic material. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Grudziak J,Kogon B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare, but serious complication in single ventricle patients after Fontan palliation, and is associated with a 5-year mortality of 46%. We describe a patient with PLE after Fontan palliation who achieved remission with high-dose spironolactone (an aldosterone antagonist), but had t...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Grattan MJ,McCrindle BW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Improved weight gain during the interstage (IS) period has been shown to improve overall outcomes in patients with single ventricle physiology (SVP). This emphasis on nutrition may have untoward effects, such as increasing anxiety/stress levels in caregivers, who are already known to be at risk for increas...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Stewart J,Dempster R,Allen R,Miller-Tate H,Dickson G,Fichtner S,Principe AJ,Fonseca R,Nicholson L,Cua CL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fontan operation has gone through multiple incarnations since Fontan and Baudet's initial description in 1971. Through the medical dossier of a patient with a single ventricle, we plot the history of medical, surgical, and percutaneous interventions over the past 40 years, specifically focusing on the Fontan proce...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： AboulHosn JA,Shavelle DM,Castellon Y,Criley JM,Plunkett M,Pelikan P,Dinh H,Child JS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old woman presented with a recent increase in dyspnea on exertion and development of presyncope. The patient stated that she has reproducible episodes of dizziness and near fainting when she climbs a flight of stairs and activity is limited to a slow gait. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Sabbath AM,Trivedi K,Klewer SE,Sorrell VL

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The need for conduit replacement in the growing child remains a major problem after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. We compared two diverse surgical centers with considerable practice variation in Europe and the United States to identify modifiable risk factors that can increase conduit longev...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Niemantsverdriet MB,Ottenkamp J,Gauvreau K,Del Nido PJ,Hazenkamp MG,Jenkins KJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mean platelet volume (MPV), platecrit, and platelet distribution width (PDW) are markers of platelet activation. Previous studies have found that platelet activation occurs in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Platelet indices including MPV, PDW, and platecrit have not been studied in children w...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Mese T,Guven B,Yilmazer MM,Karadeniz C,Ozdemir R,Doksoz O

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physician burnout has many undesirable consequences, including negative impact on patient care delivery and physician career satisfaction. Electronic health records (EHRs) may exacerbate burnout by increasing physician workload. OBJECTIVE:To determine burnout in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) special...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Marckini DN,Samuel BP,Parker JL,Cook SC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Traditionally, karyotype and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were used for cytogenetic testing of infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) who underwent cardiac surgery at our institution. Recently, chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) has been performed in lieu of the traditional tests. A standa...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Buckley JR,Kavarana MN,Chowdhury SM,Scheurer MA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interatrial shunts, caused by either atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale, have been reported to have a familial association. We sought to examine the familial risk of isolated interatrial shunt and explore associated comorbidities of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and migraine using ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Steenblik MH,Mineau GP,Pimentel R,Michaels AD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide data on the value of fused cardiac hybrid imaging with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (PET-MPI) in patients with complex coronary artery anomalies (CCAA). DESIGN/SETTING:This is a retrospective, single-center study. PA...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gräni C,Benz DC,Possner M,Clerc OF,Mikulicic F,Vontobel J,Stehli J,Fuchs TA,Pazhenkottil AP,Gaemperli O,Kaufmann PA,Buechel RR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intraatrial Mustard baffle repair of dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is vulnerable to complications, typically obstruction and leaks. Because patients often require pacemakers or intracardiac electrophysiology studies (EPS)/ablation for arrhythmias, narrowed or obstructed baffles restrict c...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Patel S,Shah D,Chintala K,Karpawich PP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of pulmonary artery branches (particularly the left pulmonary artery) from the ascending aorta is a rare condition. We detected prominent hypoplasia of the main and right pulmonary arteries in a 3.5-month-old 3.7 kg female infant who had tetralogy of Fallot with origin of the left pulmonary artery in the as...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Saritas T,Erdem A,Karaci AR,Demir F,Celebi A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Fontan circulation is highly dependent on ventilation, improving pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output. A reduced ventilatory function is reported in these patients. The extent of this impairment and its relation to exercise capacity and quality of life is unknown and objective of this study. METHODS:This mu...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Callegari A,Neidenbach R,Milanesi O,Castaldi B,Christmann M,Ono M,Müller J,Ewert P,Hager A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00