Early conversion of classic Fontan conversion may decrease term morbidity: single centre outcomes.

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：:Occlusion using coils is now the treatment of choice for closure of the patent arterial duct. The DuctOcclud (pfm AG, Cologne, Germany) device is a relatively new retrievable coil for such trans-catheter closure. This study expands on previously reported experience with this device, summarizes the advantages of the de...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Friedberg M,Khoury A,Schwartz Y,Braver Y,Lorber A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Arrhythmias are common in patients admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit. We sought to identify the rates of occurrence and types of arrhythmias, and determine whether an arrhythmia was associated with illness severity and paediatric intensive care unit length of stay. DESIGN:This is a prospective, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cassel-Choudhury GN,Aydin SI,Toedt-Pingel I,Ushay HM,Killinger JS,Cohen HW,Ceresnak SR

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate heart rate variability by Holter monitoring in type 1 diabetic children compared with a healthy control group and determine the factors modifying heart rate variability. METHODS:This was designed as a prospective study comparing 28 patients, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and under follow-up, wit...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Özgür S,Ceylan Ö,Şenocak F,Örün UA,Doğan V,Yılmaz O,Keskin M,Aycan Z,Okutucu S,Karademir S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease is a chronic autoimmune disease with vascular complications that are most frequently manifested as thromboembolism in veins and pseudoaneurysm in arteries. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy admitted for clinical and biological signs of rheumatic fever associated with chest pain. The clinical exa...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mouine N,Bennani R,Amri R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syncope is common in children and adolescents and most commonly represents neurocardiogenic syncope. No information has been reported regarding the effect of syncope on health-related quality of life in children. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of patients seen in the Heart Institute Syncope C...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Anderson JB,Czosek RJ,Knilans TK,Marino BS

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease, which is characterised by systemic vasculitides accompanied by acute fever, is regularly treated by intravenous immunoglobulin to avoid lesion formation in the coronary artery; however, the mechanism of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is unclear. Hence, we aimed to analyse the global exp...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zhang L,Song QF,Jin JJ,Huang P,Wang ZP,Xie XF,Gu XQ,Gao XJ,Jia HL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diaphragm dysfunction following surgery for congenital heart disease is a known complication leading to delays in recovery and increased post-operative morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine the incidence of and risk factors associated with diaphragm plication in children undergoing cardiac surgery a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Foster CB,Cabrera AG,Bagdure D,Blackwelder W,Moffett BS,Holloway A,Mishcherkin V,Bhutta A

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:We report a patient with Down's syndrome referred to our Department of Echocardiography for evaluation after an episode of tachyarrhythmia. We diagnosed Ebstein's malformation. As far as we know, this association has been reported previously on only three occasions. We review these previous cases, describe our echocar...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bauk L,Espinola-Zavaleta N,Muñoz-Castellanos L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair have impaired aerobic capacity; one of the reasons is the decreasing global ventricular performance at exercise, reflected by decreasing peak oxygen pulse. The aims of our study were to evaluate the impact of pulmonary valve replacement on peak oxy...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Legendre A,Richard R,Pontnau F,Jais JP,Dufour M,Grenier O,Mousseaux E,Ladouceur M,Iserin L,Bonnet D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional health is becoming an important part of outcome assessment following congenital heart surgery. METHODS:The Child Health Questionnaire was used to evaluate self-reported functional health in a cohort of children operated on for congenital heart disease between 1996 and 2002, now aged 10-20 years. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Larsen SH,McCrindle BW,Jacobsen EB,Johnsen SP,Emmertsen K,Hjortdal VE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with congenital cardiac defects may have associated chromosomal anomalies, airway compromise, and/or pulmonary hypertension, which can pose challenges to adequate sedation, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and successful extubation. Propofol, with its unique properties, may be used as a bridge t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Teng SN,Kaufman J,Czaja AS,Friesen RH,da Cruz EM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to apply systems engineering principles to address hospital-acquired infections in the paediatric intensive care setting. DESIGN:Mixed method approach involving four steps: perform time-motion study of cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) care processes, establish a meaningful schema to classify obser...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Thaker P,Lee EK,Zhang P,Chanani N

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to report on the short-term and mid-term outcomes of preterm infants who underwent patent ductus arteriosus ligation through anterior mini-thoracotomy. METHODS:Data for 103 preterm infants who underwent patent ductus arteriosus clipping through an anterior mini-thoracotomy at the 2nd...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Selcuk A,Cicek M,Yurdakok O,Kilic Y,İzgi Coskun F,Erdem H,Saritas T,Hekim Yilmaz E,Korun O,Altin HF,Sasmazel A,Aydemir NA

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fellowship Program of the Department of Cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital seeks to train academically oriented leaders in clinical care and laboratory and clinical investigation of cardiovascular disease in the young. The core clinical fellowship involves 3 years in training, comprising 24 months of clinica...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Brown DW,Allan CK,Newburger JW

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom a cavopulmonary anastomosis had been constructed, along with repair of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. Left-sided pulmonary venous obstruction led to redistribution of the flow to the right lung. The reversal of flow in the left pulmonary artery was accentuated by flow through collater...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Grosse-Wortmann L,Hamilton R,Yoo SJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged our initial predictions of its ramifications, both short and long term. Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 in children remain a topic of investigation as literature is lacking. We describe new onset atrial fibrillation in a child with a history of COVID-19 infec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Santi AD,Aquino P,Dorfman M

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest of professional medical societies in research about outcomes, mixed with the recent accessibility to management of data on the internet, has moved many societies to create national databases or registries for their specialty. In societies with procedure-based specialties such as surgery, these databases w...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Morales DL,McClellan AJ,Jacobs JP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous treatment of aortic coarctation is a widely used option. Covered stents have increased the profile of efficacy and safety of this procedure. Here we report on a 32-year-old woman with significant aortic recoarctation associated with aortic wall aneurysm and close proximity of both lesions to the origin of...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Butera G,Piazza L

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Information about acute coronary syndrome caused by Kawasaki disease-related coronary artery lesions in adults is sketchy. We reviewed the clinical features of 50 adult patients who had an acute coronary syndrome caused by coronary artery lesions due to Kawasaki disease or probable Kawasaki disease from 1980 to 2008. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tsuda E,Abe T,Tamaki W

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure in children is a complex clinical syndrome with multiple aetiologies. The underlying disorders that lead to heart failure in children differ significantly from those in adults. Some clinical biomarkers for heart failure status and prognosis appear to be useful in both age groups. This review outlines the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Xu M,Ramirez-Correa GA,Murphy AM

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare associations between generic versus disease-specific functional health status assessments and patient and clinical characteristics for patients with severe congenital heart disease. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional observational study involving 325 single ventricle patien...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McCrindle BW,Zak V,Pemberton VL,Lambert LM,Vetter VL,Lai WW,Uzark K,Margossian R,Atz AM,Cook A,Newburger JW,Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of successful, life-saving implantation of a covered Cheatham Platinum stent, an all-in-one NuDEL catheter system, in an adult with aortic rupture after bare-metal stenting for re-coarctation of the aorta. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Eicken A,Georgiev S,Ewert P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of Kawasaki disease in Jilin province of China and explore its clinical features. METHODS:The medical records of children with Kawasaki disease hospitalised in the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University and Yanbian University between January, 2000 and...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Piao JH,Jin LH,Lv J,Zhou Y,Jin CJ,Jin ZY

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a novel technique using an Amplatzer atrial septal occluder to close a defect located in the inferior-posterior portion of the interatrial septum that extended into the mouth of the inferior caval vein. Because of the close relation of the defect to the inferior caval vein, the right atrial disc was opened i...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Peuster M,Reckers J,Fink C

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00