Congenital aneurysm of the muscular interventricular septum in association with cardiac arrhythmias and a chromosomal abnormality.

abstract：:Surgical closure of the secundum type of atrial septal defect (ASD) in childhood leads to excellent survival. However, relevant morbidity has been reported. Transcatheter closure of these defects has now become an alternative approach. To compare the results of the two different interventions, reliable data are needed...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bolz D,Lacina T,Buser P,Buser M,Guenthard J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fetal echocardiographic scan was performed when routine prenatal ultrasound screening failed to identify four cardiac chambers. The scan showed a single ventricle with an associated circoid varicosity. Because of these anomalies, amniocentesis was suggested and trisomy 18 confirmed. The presence of major cardiac str...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Duncan WJ,George D,Ezzat W,Wallace K,Van den Beuken B

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure (HF) has high morbidity and mortality in children. This study aimed to investigate the value of cardiac myosin binding protein-C (cMyBP-C) as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in children with heart failure. This study was a prospective case-control study that involved 50 children with acute HF and 2...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： El Amrousy D,Hodeib H,Suliman G,Hablas N,Salama ER,Esam A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of pulmonary regurgitation (PR), pulmonary flow distribution, and ventricular function is important for clinical surveillance in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the established reference, but cost, test duration, and patient discomfort are potential limitat...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： House AV,Muthurangu V,Spanel AJ,Danford DA,Mir B,Schuster A,Hsu H,Kutty S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare presenting feature of congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia (CDG-Ia). We report two female siblings with CDG-Ia and cardiomyopathy. Patient no. 1 died at 12 days of age from cardiac rupture and tamponade, which has not previously been reported in CDG-Ia. The second pa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Rudaks LI,Andersen C,Khong TY,Kelly A,Fietz M,Barnett CP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylothorax is a well-described complication after cardiothoracic surgery in children. Medical nutritional therapy for chylothorax includes medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) formulas and reduction in enteral long-chain triglyceride intake to reduce chyle production. Human milk is usually eliminated from the diet of infa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Fogg KL,DellaValle DM,Buckley JR,Graham EM,Zyblewski SC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Branch pulmonary artery stenosis is a common problem in pediatric cardiology. Treatment has included surgery, balloon angioplasty, and balloon expandable stent placement. It was the purpose of this investigation to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of each of these modes of treatment. From 1983 to 1994 there were 30 ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Trant CA Jr,O'Laughlin MP,Ungerleider RM,Garson A Jr

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombus formation in the native aortic root is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The native aortic root in these patients serves as a conduit for the retrograde filling of the coronary arteries. Thrombus in this location could result in myocardial i...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Owens ST,Gomez-Fifer C,Ensing GJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to evaluate and highlight the significance of epigastric tenderness in children and adolescents with chest pain. In a 26-months period, patients who were referred for pediatri cardiology evaluation at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences with chief complaint of chest pain were studied. Patients with...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sabri MR,Ghavanini AA,Haghighat M,Imanieh MH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three infants, each with a clinical picture of dilated cardiomyopathy, underwent endomyocardial biopsy. Immunohistologic analysis revealed chronic myocarditis. In one infant, a postviral etiology of chronic myocarditis could be assessed on the basis of molecular techniques. Therapy with azathioprine and prednisone res...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Schmaltz AA,Demel KP,Kallenberg R,Neudorf U,Kandolf R,Klingel K,Bültmann B

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent congestive heart failure (CHF) attributable to myocarditis is a seldom-discussed entity in the scientific literature. This report describes the case of an 8-year-old girl who had three clinically identical episodes of CHF, beginning at the age of 5 years, with each episode preceded by a viral prodrome. The c...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lee AF,Chiasson DA,Smythe JF,Sanatani S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae are commonly detectable in children after open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The objective of the study was to determine the neurodevelopmental outcome in these children in relation to postoperative inflammatory reaction. This is a prospective, observational stu...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Gessler P,Schmitt B,Prètre R,Latal B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen of 25 survivors of aortic valvotomy in infancy were reinvestigated by cross-sectional echocardiography a mean of 7.5 (2.3-13.4) years after surgery. They had been operated at a median age of 38 (5-330) days. At the follow-up examination the gradient across the aortic valve was 41 +/- 19 (15-85) mmHg and the e...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Vogel M,Sebening F,Sauer U,Bühlmeyer K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmias in pregnancy are becoming more common given more available and effective medical, ablation and device treatment options. Several changes associated with pregnancy, increased blood volume, cardiac output, and heart rate secondary to an increased sympathetic state, facilitate more frequent occurrences of arr...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Friday KP,Moak JP,Fries MH,Iqbal SN

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ventriculoseptal defect (VSD) usually is present in patients with a double-outlet right ventricle. This report describes a case of double-outlet right ventricle with a completely shrouded inlet VSD and no interventricular shunting. This was associated with a severely regurgitant dysplastic mitral valve. The anatomy ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Singla M,Al-Radi O,Mertens L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is described in patients with acquired heart failure but its prevalence in adults with congenital heart disease is not well documented. It is likely that single-ventricle patients who have undergone Fontan palliation poorly tolerate the additional stress of SDB on their fragile cardiac...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Cg S,Rm J,Ad K,E Y,M K,G M,J K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with ventricular inversion, corrected transposition of the great arteries, and atresia of the left-sided atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve have been observed. Three patients died in infancy, two had large interatrial communications, one with an early stage of arterial-type hypertensive pulmonary vascula...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Tazelaar HD,Moore GW,Hutchins GM

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:Rho-kinase (ROCK) belongs to the AGC (protein kinase A/protein kinase G/protein kinase C, PKA/PKG/PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases and is a major downstream effector of small GTPase RhoA. Rho-kinase is involved in a wide range of fundamental cellular functions such as contraction, adhesion, migration, and proli...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shi J,Zhang L,Wei L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the feasibility of implementing a pulse oximetry screening protocol at a city of mild elevation with a specific focus on the false-positive screening rate. Pulse oximetry screening was performed according to the proposed guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics at a center in Tucson, AZ, a...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Han LM,Klewer SE,Blank KM,Seckeler MD,Barber BJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that mild recurrent aortic obstruction produces subtle changes in ambulatory blood pressure was investigated by performing 24-hour monitoring on 11 postoperative coarctation patients. Patients (age 16.1 +/- 2.7 years) were compared with normal controls (age 15.7 +/- 2.5 years, n = 15). Surgery (end-to-e...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Parrish MD,Torres E,Peshock R,Fixler DE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferior sinus venosus defects (SVDs) are rare imperfections located in the inferior portion of the atrial septum, leading to an overriding inferior vena cava (IVC) and an interatrial connection. These defects have increased risk of anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) and often are confused with secundum atrial ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Plymale J,Kolinski K,Frommelt P,Bartz P,Tweddell J,Earing MG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the development of so-called aneurysmal transformation of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSD), tricuspid valve (TV) morphology and function may be altered resulting in left ventricular (LV) to right atrial (RA) shunting. The feasibility and outcome of interventional closure of these pmVSD has not ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kerst G,Moysich A,Ho SY,Apitz C,Latus H,Schranz D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease with an extremely poor prognosis. This report gives a clinical and echocardiographic description of an infant with a mutation in exon 29 of the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1), a region in which this severe form of Marfan syndrome seems to cluster. The ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Weidenbach M,Brenner R,Rantamäki T,Redel DA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic development is a tightly regulated process, and many families of genes functions to provide a regulatory genetic network to achieve such a program. The homeobox genes are an extensive family that encodes transcription factors with a characteristic 60-amino acid homeodomain. Mutations in these genes or in the...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Liu H,Espinoza-Lewis RA,Chen C,Hu X,Zhang Y,Chen Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum troponin (Tn) is often elevated in viral myocarditis; however, its prognostic significance is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that abnormal serum Tn is associated with mortality in children hospitalized with myocarditis. We retrospectively studied data from six large children's hospitals participating in the P...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Butto A,Rossano JW,Nandi D,Ravishankar C,Lin KY,O'Connor MJ,Shaddy RE,Shamszad P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enlarged bronchial arteries and/or systemic-to-pulmonary collaterals have been frequently demonstrated in association with transposition of the great arteries. They are usually clinically silent, although they might be large enough to cause accelerated pulmonary vascular obstructive disease or symptomatic cardiac volu...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Santoro G,Carrozza M,Russo MG,Calabrò R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative coarctation (CoA) patients are often found to have signs of persistent myocardial dysfunction. M-mode echocardiography was performed to study left ventricular (LV) size, mass, and systolic function and Doppler ultrasonography to study LV filling and flow velocity in the LV outflow tract and aorta in 28 "...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sigurdardóttir LY,Helgason H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery thrombosis in neonates occurs rarely. This report describes the case of a term infant with a pulmonary artery thrombosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The risk factors identified in the case included maternal diabetes and heterozygous factor V Leiden deficiency. The p...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sawyer T,Antle A,Studer M,Thompson M,Perry S,Mahnke CB

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with trisomy 21 have a high incidence of congenital heart disease that frequently requires surgical repair. These patients often require multiple and higher dosage sedatives during the postoperative period. Dexmedetomidine is an alpha(2)-adrenergic receptor agonist that has sedative, analgesic, and anxiolytic...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kalyanaraman M,Costello JL,Starr JP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00