Unusual combination of three types of interatrial communications in a child.

abstract：:Oxidative stress may contribute to the pathogenesis of congenital heart defects, but the role of dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis has not been evaluated. The objective of this study was to assess whether there are changes in thiol/disulphide homeostasis and nitric oxide levels in children with tetralogy of Fallot ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Temel MT,Demiryürek S,Saracaloglu A,Ozer CH,Kahraman HN,Coskun ME,Başpınar O,Demiryürek AT

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing rates of survival have raised the question of medical and psychosocial factors contributing to quality of life of patients with congenital cardiac disease. We investigated the impact of the severity of disease, and social disadvantage, on the quality of life of patients and their primary caregivers...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Goldbeck L,Melches J

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Little is known about the quality of life, health, family, education, and employment status among adult men with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 68 men who underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1971 and 1991 were studied. Fifty-three patients answered the SF-36 heal...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bygstad E,Pedersen LC,Pedersen TA,Hjortdal VE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of a continuous infusion of basic fibroblast growth factor on the adaptive potential of the right ventricular myocardium after 30 days of mechanically induced overload in rats. Materials and methods We banded the pulmonary trunk, so as...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vida VL,Dedja A,Faggin E,Speggiorin S,Padalino MA,Boccuzzo G,Pauletto P,Angelini A,Milanesi O,Thiene G,Stellin G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of improved medical and surgical care in congenital heart disease, there has been an increase in the number of patients who survive into adulthood, giving rise to a new patient population 'Adults with congenital heart disease'. In the past, morbidity and mortality were the primary concerns for this gro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tyagi M,Austin K,Stygall J,Deanfield J,Cullen S,Newman SP

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：: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：:Chest pain in adolescents is rarely associated with cardiac disease. Adolescents with medically unexplained chest pain usually have high levels of anxiety and depression. Psychological stress may trigger non-cardiac chest pain. This study evaluated risk factors that particularly characterise adolescence, such as major...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Eliacik K,Kanik A,Bolat N,Mertek H,Guven B,Karadas U,Dogrusoz B,Bakiler AR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old woman was referred to our centre for interventional cardiac catheterisation. The diagnostic work-up after a preceding ischaemic stroke led to the assumption of a patent foramen ovale due to a positive bubble study. Before the planned percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale, we performed a second...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Doering F,Eicken A,Hess J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroaortic course of left innominate vein is a rare venous anomaly which is usually associated with CHD. Isolated retroaortic innominate vein is exceedingly rare with only a handful of reported cases. We report an otherwise healthy newborn with isolated retroaortic innominate vein and right aortic arch, a combination...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kohli U

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the echocardiographic features, underlying causes, and outcome of fetuses with dilated cardiomyopathy. DESIGN:A retrospective observational study between 1983 and 2003 at a tertiary centre for fetal cardiology. PATIENTS:Affected fetuses were identified using a computerised database. We included...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sivasankaran S,Sharland GK,Simpson JM

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:We report here the case of a 27-year-old woman with Noonan syndrome presenting with ventricular fibrillation. After successful defibrillation, echocardiography revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Normal echocardiographic cardiac structure and function were r...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Aydin A,Yilmazer MS,Gurol T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although some prior studies have provided evidence to question the historical belief that pulmonary vascular resistance index ⩾6 Wood Units×m2 should be a contraindication to heart transplantation in children, no national analyses specific to the modern area have addressed this question. METHODS:Data were a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Maxwell BG,Sheikh AY,Ajuba-Iwuji CC,Heitmiller ES,Vricella LA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiovascular morbidity is high in patients with coarctation of aorta even after successful repair. This study aimed to assess the frequency of late hypertension and the relationship between ambulatory hypertension and cardiovascular target organ damage in children and adolescents after early and successful ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ağbaş A,Gökalp S,Canpolat N,Çalışkan S,Öztunç F

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Exercise echocardiography assesses exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension. The upper normal limit of right ventricular systolic pressure during exercise is not well established. Our study aims to investigate the response of right ventricular systolic pressure in relation to aerobic capacity. METHODS AND ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Möller T,Peersen K,Pettersen E,Thaulow E,Holmstrøm H,Fredriksen PM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheobronchial compression of cardiovascular origin is an uncommon and frequently unrecognised cause of respiratory distress in children. The compression may be due to encircling vessels or dilated neighbouring cardiovascular structures. Bronchoscopy and detailed radiography, especially computed tomography and magne...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lai SH,Liao SL,Wong KS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In very low birth weight infants, persistence of a patent ductus arteriosus results in morbidity and mortality. Therapies to close the ductus are effective, but clinical outcomes may depend on the accuracy of diagnosis and the timing of administration. The objective of the present study was to characterise t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lee JH,Greenberg RG,Quek BH,Clark RH,Laughon MM,Smith PB,Hornik CP

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Anthracycline chemotherapeutic agents carry the well-recognised risk of cardiac toxicity. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term effect of anthracycline chemotherapy on the biventricular function in childhood cancer survivors using tissue Doppler imaging and two-dimensional speckle tracking echo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yoldaş T,Yeşil Ş,Karademir S,Şahin G,Arman Örün U,Doğan V,Özgür S

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：: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：:Isolated aortic regurgitation and myocardial infarction are a rare congenital defect among neonatal patients. We present a case of a neonate with an unusual aortic valve morphology causing both regurgitation and obstruction of the left coronary artery ostium. Despite both non-invasive and invasive imaging modalities, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Samuel S,Dhanantwari P,Meyer DB

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：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：:Persistent fifth - double-lumen - aortic arch is a rarely seen entity, which is usually associated with other cardiac anomalies; it has been previously reported only in children. We report a new case of double-lumen aortic arch with a systemic-to-systemic connection diagnosed incidentally during cardiac multi-detector...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tehrai M,Saidi B,Goudarzi M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects is performed under fluoroscopy, but echocardiography has gained an important role in the procedure. With the new Amplatzer Septal Occluder a device has become available which is easy to implant with minimal fluoroscopy time. We developed an interventional proced...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ewert P,Daehnert I,Berger F,Kaestner A,Krings G,Vogel M,Lange PE

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00