Continuous spinal anaesthesia for partial gastrectomy in an adult patient with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot.

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：:Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries are present in 0.2-1.4% of the general population. These anomalies represent one of the most confusing issues in the field of cardiology and challenges for interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons if the anomalies are unrecognised. Double right coronary artery is ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Chien TM,Chen CW,Chen HM,Lee CS,Lin CC,Chen YF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate long-term outcome of initial aortic valve intervention in a paediatric population with congenital aortic stenosis, and to determine risk factors associated with reintervention. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1985 to 2009, 77 patients with congenital aortic stenosis and a mean age of 5.8±5.6 years at ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hochstrasser L,Ruchat P,Sekarski N,Hurni M,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing appropriate care for adults with congenital heart disease requires the evaluation of their current situation. There is limited research in Iran about these patients, particularly in relation to gender differences in the demographic/socio-economic and lifestyle factors, as well as disease parameters...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Eslami B,Sundin O,Macassa G,Reza Khankeh H,Soares JJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In approximately 5% of patients with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis, the disease usually follows a chronic relapsing course, and children can develop dependence and side effects of prolonged high-dose corticosteroid regimens. In this setting anakinra, a recombinant human interleukin-1 competitive receptor antagonis...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rodriguez-Gonzalez M,Ruiz-Gonzalez E,Castellano-Martinez A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early weight trends after cardiac surgery in infants from low- and middle-income countries where the majority are undernourished have not been defined. We studied the early post-operative weight trends to identify specific factors associated with early weight loss and poor weight gain after discharge followi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Banerji N,Sudhakar A,Balachandran R,Sunil GS,Kotayil BP,Krishna Kumar R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of patients with latent rheumatic heart disease by echocardiography presents a unique opportunity to prevent disease progression. Myocardial strain is a more sensitive indicator of cardiac performance than traditional measures of systolic function. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Beaton A,Richards H,Ploutz M,Gaur L,Aliku T,Lwabi P,Ensing G,Sable C

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, predominantly the heart valves, that is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Few contemporary data exist regarding affected children in our context. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:We aimed to describe the profile and treatment outc...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Willoughby ML,Basera W,Perkins SR,Comitis GAM,Fourie B,Lawrenson JB,Zühlke LJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastic bronchitis is a rare and difficult to treat disease process in patients with congenital heart disease. Cardiac transplantation has been used increasingly to reverse this process, especially in single ventricle physiology. This case report demonstrates a foreseeable complication after cardiac transplantation in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Parent JJ,Darragh RK

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:There are several agents used for conscious sedation by various routes in children. The aim of this prospective randomised study is to compare the effectiveness of three commonly used sedatives: intranasal ketamine, intranasal midazolam, and oral chloral hydrate for children undergoing transthoracic echocardi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Alp H,Elmacı AM,Alp EK,Say B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction has been reported in hypoxaemic patients with the Eisenmenger syndrome, but a direct correlation between levels of endothelial markers and the severity of hypoxaemia has not been explored. With this in mind, we compared the levels in the plasma of tissue-type plasminogen activator, thrombomodul...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： de P S Soares R,Maeda NY,Bydlowski SP,Lopes AA

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess haemodynamic patterns in head-up tilt testing on 400 paediatric cases with unexplained syncope. METHODS:Medical records of 520 children who underwent head-up tilt testing in the preceding year were retrospectively evaluated, and 400 children, 264 (66%) girls and 136 (34%) boys, aged 12.6±2.6 years ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yozgat Y,Karadeniz C,Ozdemir R,Doksoz O,Kucuk M,Karaarslan U,Mese T,Unal N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our aims were to use transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography to assess the morphology of atrial septal defects in children prior to closure, and to compare the three-dimensional echocardiographic data with transcatheter and surgical findings. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used transthoracic three-dimensional ec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Acar P,Roux D,Dulac Y,Rougé P,Aggoun Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with the rare association of the heart in the left chest, congenitally corrected transposition, pulmonary atresia and an intact ventricular septum. There were associated fistulous communications between the morphologically left ventricle and the coronary arteries. Diagnosis was made by echocardio...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Patel CR,Spector ML,Zahka KG

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The supramitral ring is a rare congenital malformation formed by presence of a ridge of connective tissue, usually attached at or above the mitral annulus. The incidence and clinical presentation is highly variable due to difficulty in diagnosis. A review of autopsied congenital heart diseases at our institute over a ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vaideeswar P,Baldi MM,Warghade S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supravalvular aortic stenosis is associated with the Williams-Beuren syndrome, but it also occurs in a non-syndromatic congenital form. An elastin gene mutation of chromosome 7q11.23 is responsible in both cases. The vascular features are identical. These patients have a higher risk of sudden death, particularly when ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Jakob A,Unger S,Arnold R,Grohmann J,Kraus C,Schlensak C,Stiller B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ASDOS-technique (Sulzer-Osypka GmbH, Germany) for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects within the oval fossa. BACKGROUND:Although several attempts have been made to occlude defects within the oval fossa by transcatheter techn...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hausdorf G,Schneider M,Fink C,Neudorf U,Fischer G,Tynan M,Friedli B

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disagreement currently exists regarding the definition of aortic dextroposition. It is suggested that the term be used interchangeably with aortic overriding, along with suggestions that the aortic valve overrides in the normal heart. The dextroposed aorta, however, does not always override the crest of the ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Anderson RH,Spicer DE,Henry GW,Rigsby C,Hlavacek AM,Mohun TJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the management of children with CHD has increased. There are, however, no current guidelines for their routine use. The aim of this review article is to provide an update on the data regarding the use of BNP/NT-proB...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cantinotti M,Walters HL,Crocetti M,Marotta M,Murzi B,Clerico A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progress in the management of complex congenital heart disease (CHD) led to an improvement in survival rates of adults with a Fontan-like circulation. The objective of this study was to assess the subjective health status and quality of life of this population. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients aged more than 18...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Soufi A,Gouton M,Metton O,Mitchell J,Bernard YF,Bozio A,Ninet J,Di Filippo S

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn. Its diagnosis may lead to a crisis in the affected families; there are the perceived implications of having an abnormality of so vital an organ. To that may be added the assumed guilt or blame, grief and at times anger, frequent...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Menahem S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Subclinical hypothyroidism or mild thyroid failure is a common problem in patients without known thyroid disease. METHODS:Demographic and analytical data were collected in 309, of which 181 were male and 128 were female, congenital heart disease (CHD) patients. CHD patients with thyroid-stimulating hormon...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Martínez-Quintana E,Rodríguez-González F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess results of closure of atrial septal defects within the oval fossa by devices delivered by catheterisation in symptomatic infants and children under 2 years of age. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Amplatzer septal occluder was used. Results, and complications of transcatheter device treatment in patients aged be...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vogel M,Berger F,Dähnert I,Ewert P,Lange PE

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：UNLABELLED:Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography can surpass simple cross-sectional echocardiography in providing precise details of cardiac lesions. For the purpose of optimising treatment, we describe our findings with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography when interrogating different types of communica...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bilska KM,Kehrens CM,Riley G,Anderson RH,Marek J

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:An infant presented with features suggestive of an anomalous left coronary artery was found to have normal origins of both coronary arteries. Echocardiography during episodes of ischaemia showed marked aortic regurgitation with retrograde coronary flow. The left coronary leaflet was mildly hypoplastic. Surgical re-sus...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Likes ML,Silverman NH,Albers EL,Choy R,Bhat A,McMullan DM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00