Aborted sudden cardiac death in a young soldier with concomitant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

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：: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：:Conotruncal heart defects are considered to be one of the most common types of birth defect worldwide. Genetic disturbances in folate metabolism such as Thymidylate synthase may increase risk for conotruncal heart defects. We evaluated two common Thymidylate synthase polymorphisms, including the 28 bp tandem repeat in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Wang X,Wei H,Wu Y,Tian Y,Luo L

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case in which a meandering right pulmonary vein connecting to the left atrium is associated with hypoplasia of the right lung, horseshoe lung, abnormal pulmonary lobation, and abnormal branching of the pulmonary arteries. We discuss its relationship to the so-called scimitar variant, and to the scimitar sy...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yoo SJ,Al-Otay A,Babyn P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate delivery management and outcomes in fetuses prenatally diagnosed with CHD. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 6194 fetuses (born between 2013 and 2016), comparing prenatally diagnosed with CHD (170) to those with non-cardiac (234) and no anomalies (5790). Primary outcomes ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ge CJ,Mahle AC,Burd I,Jelin EB,Sekar P,Jelin AC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Murmurs are abnormal audible heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow. Therefore, murmurs in a child may be a source of anxiety for family members. Families often use online materials to explore possible reasons for these murmurs, given the accessibility of information on the Internet. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Arslan D,Sami Tutar M,Kozanhan B,Bagci Z

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:The anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery from the wrong sinus of Valsalva with interarterial, intramural, and/or intraconal course is a rare congenital anomaly that is associated with a high risk of sudden death in children. The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society established the Registry of Anomalous Aortic Or...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Brothers JA,Gaynor JW,Jacobs JP,Caldarone C,Jegatheeswaran A,Jacobs ML,Anomalous Coronary Artery Working Group.

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher disease is an autosomal-recessive lysosomal storage disease characterised by the accumulation of glucocerebroside in macrophages; it is caused by mutations in glucocerebrosidase gene-1 in many organ tissues such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. Its different clinical subtypes, according to the presence a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kör Y,Keskin M,Başpınar O

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：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：:The Holt-Oram syndrome was confirmed in an asymptomatic 36-year-old man by a novel TBX5-gene mutation (exon 8 acceptor splicing site, c.663-1G greater than A). Computed tomography showed an atrial septal defect and an anomalous right coronary artery crossing between the aorta and pulmonary arteries. Surgery corrected ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vianna CB,Miura N,Pereira AC,Jatene MB

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate arch augmentation for interrupted aortic arch repair is quite important to avoid post-operative recoarctation and bronchial compression. We describe here two successful cases of aortic arch reconstruction using autologous materials such as a pulmonary artery patch and a reversed left subclavian artery flap in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hasegawa T,Oshima Y,Kadowaki T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe the structure of, and suggest an etiology for, the interatrial communication which can occur through the mouth of the coronary sinus. Based on the study of human embryos, we propose that the defect is best explained by dissolution of the wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the left atrium, per...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Knauth A,McCarthy KP,Webb S,Ho SY,Allwork SP,Cook AC,Anderson RH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hyperinflammatory response to COVID-19 is being described in children. While this presents, and responds to management, similar to that of Kawasaki Disease it is being coined a new entity. But is it really? We explore how this phenomenon may be Kawasaki Disease with a new trigger. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Loomba RS,Villarreal E,Flores S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in biomedical engineering have led to three-dimensional (3D)-printed models being used for a broad range of different applications. Teaching medical personnel, communicating with patients and relatives, planning complex heart surgery, or designing new techniques for repair of CHD via cardiac catheterisation a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Forte MNV,Hussain T,Roest A,Gomez G,Jongbloed M,Simpson J,Pushparajah K,Byrne N,Valverde I

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the aorta is a potentially serious anomaly that occurs in about 0.1-0.2% of the population. This percentage is small; however, it translates into about 4000 annual births with these anomalies. The clinical presentation of these anomalies is rare, and hence most are and will r...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hoffman JI

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to explore the predictive value of red cell distribution width as a means to differentiate between neurally mediated syncope and arrhythmic syncope in children. METHOD:Patients were divided into a neurally mediated syncope group (n=72) and an arrhythmic syncope group (n=21) ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zhang Q,Li Y,Liao Y,Du J

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:There exists a population of adults with undiagnosed coronary arterial lesions due to Kawasaki disease occurring before 1967. We report the clinical features in 6 adult males with coronary arterial lesions caused by presumed Kawasaki disease, whose dates of birth ranged from 1945 to 1963. The age of the diagnosed coro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tsuda E,Matsuo M,Naito H,Noguchi T,Nonogi H,Echigo S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of percutaneous Sapien XT valve-in-valve implantation in the tricuspid position: a 20-year-old man with severe congenital pulmonary stenosis and percutaneous valvuloplasty, who required surgical implantation of two protheses, pulmonary and tricuspid, and a 12-year-old boy with CHD and a degenerate...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Álvarez-Fuente M,Haas NA,Del Cerro MJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a great need for echocardiographic criterions for accurate diagnosis of carditis in acute rheumatic fever. AIM:To test the efficacy of proposed echocardiographic criterions for the diagnosis of carditis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied 333 patients suspected of having acute rheumatic fever, under...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vijayalakshmi IB,Vishnuprabhu RO,Chitra N,Rajasri R,Anuradha TV

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intact atrial septum places infants with hypoplasia of the left heart into a group with an extremely high rate of mortality. We report a neonate, diagnosed antenatally, who was delivered by Caesarian section in the cardiac theatre, urgently placed onto cardiopulmonary bypass, and who then underwent an atrial septec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Barker C,Moscuzza F,Anderson D

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：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

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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the family psycho-social outcomes of children with Down syndrome and atrioventricular septal defect, and examine the impact of these variables on the child's neurodevelopmental outcome. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study that consisted of 57 children with Down syndrome - 20 cases and 37 con...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Visootsak J,Huddleston L,Buterbaugh A,Perkins A,Sherman S,Hunter J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dilatation of the ascending aorta is described in Turner's syndrome with variable prevalence (6.8-32%). Reported series typically include patients with associated cardiac anomalies. OBJECTIVE:To characterise the prevalence, age of onset, and the progress of dilatation of the ascending aorta in Turner's sy...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Alami Laroussi N,Dahdah N,Dallaire F,Thérien J,Fournier A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00