The impact of fetal echocardiography.

abstract：:The authors present an unusual complication of the balloon atrial septostomy procedure performed in a neonate with D-transposition of the great arteries. Cardiac tamponade developed shortly after the balloon atrial septostomy procedure and the infant was found to have a tear in the superior aspect of the left atrium, ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Blanchard WB,Knauf DG,Victorica BE

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pulmonary vasodilator testing (AVT) is essential to determining the initial therapy for children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This study aimed to report the initial experience with inhaled treprostinil used for AVT in children with PAH and to evaluate the hemodynamic change after inhaled treprosti...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Takatsuki S,Parker DK,Doran AK,Friesen RH,Ivy DD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramural coronary artery is known to be a risk factor for early death after an arterial switch operation (ASO). We evaluated the early and mid-term results of ASO for patients with intramural coronary artery. From September 2008 to March 2012, seven patients with an intramural coronary artery underwent ASO at our ho...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Chen X,Cui H,Chen W,Yang S,Cui Y,Xia Y,Ma L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 19 consecutive children with aortic valve stenosis, the left ventricle was entered retrogradely with a Gensini catheter guided by a tip-deflector guidewire which could produce any desirable degree of curvature at its tip. In all patients, the aortic valve was retrogradely traversed for measurement of the pressure g...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lau KC,Leung MP,Lo RN

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After surgical repair of an aortic coarctation a term infant presented with severe pulmonary hypertension and cyanosis unresponsive to treatment including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The atypical clinical course became apparent once the accompanying diagnosis of congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia with mi...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Gamillscheg A,Zobel G,Spuller E,Reiterer F,Beitzke A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology and natural history of anomalous right ventricular muscle bundles (ARVMB) have been described in a number of postnatal studies. Whether this is a congenital or acquired cardiac lesion remains obscure. A fetal echocardiogram performed in a 32-week gestation mother showed a large ventricular septal defect...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Leandro J,Dyck JD,Smallhorn JF

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 4-month-old infant with torsade de pointes secondary to procainamide treatment. The infant presented with atrial flutter and converted to normal sinus rhythm with intravenous procainamide. Oral procainamide therapy was initiated as the infusion was tapered, and the patient subsequently developed incessant ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bell D,Thoele DG,Mander G,Bauman JL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiograms (heart rate, QRS voltage, QRS axis in the frontal plane. Q-Tc interval) echocardiograms [left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS); preejection period (PEP); PEP/left ventricular ejection time (PEP/LVET) ratio; end-diastolic left ventricular free wall and interventricular septum thickness; prese...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Balducci G,Acquafredda A,Amendola F,Natuzzi M,Laforgia N,Cavallo L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of procainamide therapy for rapid rate control of postoperative junctional tachycardia (JT). Postoperative JT is one of the most difficult forms of tachycardia to manage. Reported success with a variety of treatments of JT in infants and children has been inconsistent...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mandapati R,Byrum CJ,Kavey RE,Smith FC,Kveselis DA,Hannan WP,Brandt B 3rd,Gaum WE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) patients are palliated by creating a Fontan-type circulation passing from different surgical stages. The aim of this work is to describe the evolution of ventricular energetics parameters in HLHS patients during the different stages of palliation including the hybrid, the Norwoo...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Di Molfetta A,Iacobelli R,Guccione P,Di Chiara L,Rocchi M,Cobianchi Belisari F,Campanale M,Gagliardi MG,Filippelli S,Ferrari G,Amodeo A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus node disease is a problem encountered in patients after the Mustard surgery, requiring a pacemaker implantation. The knowledge of the complexity anatomy is crucial because of the possible challenges associated with this procedure. We report a case of a 24-year-old woman presented with symptomatic bradycardia, in...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Cabrera-Ortega M,Díaz-Ramírez F,Benítez-Ramos DB

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old boy born with a congenital heart defect had insertion of an epicardial pacemaker that was found on routine evaluation to have been displaced into the rectovesical pouch. He underwent transvenous insertion of another pacemaker, and the displaced pacemaker was successfully retrieved by laparoscopy without i...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kravarusic D,Chirdan L,Freud E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedation/anesthesia is critical to cardiac catheterization in the pediatric/congenital heart patient. We sought to identify current sedation/anesthesia practices, the serious adverse event rate related to airway, sedation, or anesthesia, and the rate of intra-procedural conversion from procedural sedation to the use o...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lin CH,Desai S,Nicolas R,Gauvreau K,Foerster S,Sharma A,Armsby L,Marshall AC,Odegard K,DiNardo J,Vincent J,El-Said H,Spaeth J,Goldstein B,Holzer R,Kreutzer J,Balzer D,Bergersen L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the age-related criteria of signal-averaged electrocardiographic (SA-ECG) parameters in children. SA-ECGs were obtained in 82 healthy volunteers in six groups depending on age (group 1: 1 day to < 1 month; group 2: 1 month to < 1 year; group 3: 1 to < 6 years; group 4: 6 to < 12 years; group 5: 12 ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hayabuchi Y,Matsuoka S,Kubo M,Akita H,Kuroda Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the safety and efficacy of closing patent ductus arteriosus by Nit-Occlud coils via retrograde approach. This is a retrospective study of 46 attempts to close ducts by this method in two hospitals in Egypt and Iran. Ductus arteriosus was crossed by left or right Judkins or endhole catheters. The coil was de...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Zanjani KS,Sobhy R,El-Kaffas R,El-Sisi A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients post-bidirectional Glenn (BDG) operation are at risk of left and right pulmonary artery (LPA and RPA) hypoplasia. Transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) in active children can miss essential elements of anatomy. Procedural sedation improves image quality but increases risk of adverse events. We hypothesized that...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Williams JL,Raees MA,Sunthankar S,Killen SAS,Bichell D,Parra DA,Soslow JH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite improved outcomes following modifications to the Fontan technique, significant morbidity and mortality persist. We sought to determine if abnormal pre-Fontan catheterization hemodynamic data will predict postoperative prolonged hospital stay (PHLOS) and adverse post-discharge outcomes. This is a retrospective ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Guruchandrasekar SH,Dakin H,Kadochi M,Bhatia A,Bardales L,Johnston M,Piggott KD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in asymptomatic patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is typically based on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-derived ventricular volume measurements. Current criteria do not account for sex-based differences in chamber size. The purpose of this study was to ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Pettit KA,Francois CJ,Aggarwal NR,Hess TM,Bartlett HL

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neo-aortic arch obstruction (NAAO) is a common complication following the Norwood/Sano procedure (NP) for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, there is currently no objective method for predicting which patients will develop NAAO. This study was desi...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Raucci FJ Jr,Seckeler MD,Saunders C,Gangemi JJ,Peeler BB,Jayakumar KA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commonly used Darling classification for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) consists of supracardiac, cardiac, infracardiac, and mixed types (Craig et al., Lab Invest 6:44-64, 1967). In supracardiac TAPVC, the common pulmonary vein drains superiorly into the left innominate vein, the superior vena...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shah S,Singh M,John C,Maheshwari S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening with portable echocardiography has uncovered a large burden of latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among asymptomatic children in endemic regions, the significance of which remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the 2-year outcomes for children with latent RHD diagnosed by echocardiographic screenin...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Beaton A,Okello E,Aliku T,Lubega S,Lwabi P,Mondo C,McCarter R,Sable C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unroofed coronary sinus is a rare cardiac anomaly in which communication occurs between the coronary sinus and the left atrium due to the partial or complete absence of the roof of the coronary sinus. It is usually associated with other cardiovascular anomalies, especially persistent left superior vena cava. It is oft...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hahm JK,Park YW,Lee JK,Choi JY,Sul JH,Lee SK,Cho BK,Choe KO

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central venous pressure (CVP) measurement is a reliable method for evaluating intravascular volume status and cardiac function, but it is an invasive method that results in some complications such as arterial puncture, pneumothorax, and development of infection. The current study was performed to compare CVP measureme...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Amoozgar H,Behniafard N,Borzoee M,Ajami GH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart defect (CHD) represents the most prevalent birth defect, and accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality in humans. Aggregating evidence demonstrates the genetic basis for CHD. However, CHD is a heterogeneous disease, and the genetic determinants underlying CHD in most patients remain unknown. In...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lu CX,Wang W,Wang Q,Liu XY,Yang YQ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:That apoptosis is mediated by specific pathways has long been established. However, more recent data have begun to suggest that necrosis may in fact be "programmed" and not a default "accidental" pathway as previously thought. The mitochondrial permeability transition pore, a known contributor to the development of ma...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Baines CP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balloon angioplasty for native coarctation of the aorta in infants and children is gaining acceptance as an alternative to surgery in discrete membranous obstruction. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and intermediate-term effectiveness and safety of balloon angioplasty in infants and children with dis...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Massoud Iel S,Farghly HE,Abdul-Monem A,Botros N,Kassem A,Magraby AE,Dawood A,Abdul-Hakam M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right-ventricular diverticula (RVD), although rare, have particular characteristics. Our study describes the morphology of anterosuperior diverticula of the right ventricle (RV) and patient outcome for this anomaly. Retrospective analysis was performed on all patients with anterosuperior RVD diagnosed in two tertiary ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Wiegand G,Rauch R,Singer H,Koch A,Hofbeck M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous balloon aortic valvoplasty (BAV) and surgical aortic valvotomy (SAV) are palliative procedures in patients with non-critical congenital valve stenosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate long-term BAV and SAV results after up to 24 years of follow-up. From 1987 to 2013, 74 consecutive interventions were...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Prijic SM,Vukomanovic VA,Stajevic MS,Bjelakovic BB,Zdravkovic MD,Sehic IN,Kosutic JLj

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2100-g neonate underwent a two-ventricular surgical repair of a right ventricle-dominant unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect associated with the heterotaxy syndrome and sinus node dysfunction. Postoperative congestive heart failure persisted despite bradycardia management by temporary ventricular pacing. Spect...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Liske MR,Duffy CE,Gidding SS,Rocchini AP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accessory atrioventricular pathways (AP) are the most common substrate for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in infants and small children. Up-to-date data on AP ablation in infants and small children are limited. The aim of the present study was to gain additional insight into radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablat...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Backhoff D,Klehs S,Müller MJ,Schneider H,Kriebel T,Paul T,Krause U

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00