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abstract：:Magnesium sulfate was given to pediatric cardiac surgical patients during cardiopulmonary bypass period in an attempt to reduce the occurrence of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia (PO JET). We reviewed our data to evaluate the effect of magnesium on the occurrence of JET and assess a possible relationship b...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： He D,Sznycer-Taub N,Cheng Y,McCarter R,Jonas RA,Hanumanthaiah S,Moak JP

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Two cases of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) in siblings are reported. In the boy, 14 years old, the clinical history, ECG, echocardiography, and histopathological findings were consistent with ARVD. Premature ventricular contractions of left bundle branch block (LBBB) pattern were recorded but no ve...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sabel KG,Blomström-Lundqvist C,Olsson SB,Eneström S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left atrial tumor, diagnosed as myxoma at first investigation, was later demonstrated to be a malignant fibrosarcoma with myxoid change. Myxoma should be diagnosed and managed carefully because of its wide range of histopathologic features. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hishitani T,Ogawa K,Hoshino K,Kido S,Nakamura Y,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease often necessitates a period of myocardial ischemia during cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest, followed by reperfusion after aortic cross-clamp removal. In experimental models, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion is associated with significant oxidative stress and ve...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sznycer-Taub N,Mackie S,Peng YW,Donohue J,Yu S,Aiyagari R,Charpie J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home international normalized ratio (INR) monitors are being increasingly used for monitoring the adequacy of anticoagulation in children on long-term warfarin. Their safety and effectiveness in the home setting has not been fully established. The purpose of this study was to explore the safety and effectiveness of ho...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bhat D,Upponi A,Rakecha A,Thomson J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the classic scimitar syndrome, a pulmonary vein draining all or part of the right lung enters the inferior vena cava. A variant is described with the same roentgenographic appearance, but with drainage of the anomalous pulmonary vein into both the inferior vena cava and the left atrium; the atrial septum was intact...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Pearl W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous correction for complete transposition with intact ventricular septum remains the preferred surgical option in most centers (Mustard or Senning procedures). The long-term function of the morphologically right ventricle and tricuspid valve, which continue to sustain the systemic circulation thereafter, remains a ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Smith A,Wilkinson JL,Anderson RH,Arnold R,Dickinson DF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:In adult heart failure (HF) patients, a higher ventricular arterial (VA) coupling ratio measured non-invasively is associated with worse HF prognosis and response to treatment. There are no data regarding the relationship of VA coupling to outcome in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients. We investigated the...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Capone CA,Lamour JM,Lorenzo J,Tria B,Ye K,Hsu DT,Mahgerefteh J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A blood pump specifically designed to augment flow from the great veins through the lungs would ameliorate the poor physiology of the failing univentricular circulation and result in a paradigm shift in the treatment strategy for Fontan patients. This study is the first to examine mechanical cavopulmonary assistance w...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Throckmorton AL,Lopez-Isaza S,Downs EA,Chopski SG,Gangemi JJ,Moskowitz W

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastic bronchitis is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition in which protein casts form within and occlude the bronchus, resulting in pulmonary failure, and has been identified as a complication after the Fontan procedure. We present a case of a 5-year-old girl who had undergone an extracardiac fenestrated Fo...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Wilson J,Russell J,Williams W,Benson L

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:Pseudohypertension has often been reported in elderly subjects, but is an unusual phenomenon in children. We report the case of a 5-year-old child who presented with features of Williams syndrome (characterized by elfin facies, supravalvar aortic stenosis, and peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis). Repeated blood pres...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Narasimhan C,Alexander T,Krishnaswami S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian cardiomyocytes withdraw from the cell cycle soon after birth. This process is called terminal differentiation. The c-kit, a receptor tyrosine kinase, is expressed on cardiomyocytes immediately after birth but for only a few days. In mice with genetic c-kit dysfunction, adult cardiomyocytes are phenotypically...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Naqvi N,Li M,Yahiro E,Graham RM,Husain A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient safety movement and human factors studies are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday clinical practice. Pediatric cardiac surgery is a high-risk field that is very much dependent on safe practices and continuous research into improvement of outcomes. This article reviews the main research fram...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bacha EA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene with plasma homocysteine (HCY) level and offspring congenital heart diseases (CHDs). 338 mothers with offspring CHDs as case group and 306 mothers of normal ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shi H,Yang S,Lin N,Huang P,Yu R,Chen M,Wang L,Jiang Z,Sun X

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of a neonate with cardiac tumors in association with tuberous sclerosis is presented. The rare complication of pulmonary embolism and its successful treatment by anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy is described. The treatment of these cardiac tumors is conservative, because the tumors regress sponta...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kuwabara N,Kuwahara T,Takahashi K,Goto H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients (one girl, one boy) with Kartagener syndrome (situs inversus, bronchiectasis, sinusitis), despite pulmonary problems and associated congenital cardiac anomalies, were operated on at the ages of 4 years and 7 years, respectively. They had had previous palliative treatment at the age of 3 months and 1.3 yea...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Tkebuchava T,von Segesser LK,Niederhäuser U,Bauersfeld U,Turina M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although liver fibrosis causes significant morbidity in the late postoperative period of the Fontan procedure, the diagnostic value of hyaluronic acid (HA), a serum marker of liver fibrosis, has not been established in Fontan patients. The purpose of this study was to determine whether increased serum HA concentration...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hayashi T,Inuzuka R,Shindo T,Hirata Y,Shimizu N,Oka A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information and communication technology has been widely applied to various fields, including clinical medicine. We report here a telediagnosis system using ultrasound image transmission. The effect of telediagnosis, using a medical link between local maternity hospitals and our children's medical center, was verified...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hishitani T,Fujimoto Y,Saito Y,Sugamoto K,Hoshino K,Ogawa K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular (RV) function as assessed by deformation has been evaluated prenatally and after palliation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). However, limited data exist about the immediate postnatal cardiac adaptation and RV function in HLHS. We compared echocardiographic measures of cardiac performance in...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Altit G,Bhombal S,Chock VY,Tacy TA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery is often associated with low cardiac output in the postoperative period. This study sought to determine whether increasing heart rate via temporary atrial pacing is beneficial in augmenting cardiac output. Patients younger than 18 years who underwent cardiothoracic surgery and had no p...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Barker GM,Affolter J,Saenz J,Cox CS,Forbess JM,Scott WA,Zeltser I

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether diastolic ventricular interdependence mechanisms would act in the presence of an open pericardial sac, as during cardiac surgery, moderate acute right ventricle afterload increases were applied to eight dogs with the chest and pericardium open while left ventricular filling dynamics were being ass...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Fragata JI,Areias JC

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:Branch pulmonary artery stenosis (BPAS) in the setting of systemic-pulmonary artery shunts (SPS) may result in significant sequelae. Limited information exists regarding the safety and efficacy of pulmonary artery balloon angioplasty and stent implantation via SPS in neonates and infants. This study aimed to examine t...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Aregullin EO,Gutierrez Y,Osorio S,Nykanen DG,Khan DM,Zahn EM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A very rare combination including tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), absent pulmonary valve, and isolated left pulmonary artery is described. A 4-month-old girl presented with mild cyanosis and severe dyspnea. Echocardiography established the diagnosis of TOF and absent pulmonary valve with severe pulmonary regurgitation and ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Wu L

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric primary cardiomyopathy is rare but serious, having high mortality; hypertrophic and dilated types are the most common. Its etiology has been mainly considered idiopathic; however, next generation sequencing techniques have revealed nearly half of idiopathic pediatric cases arose from specific genetic mutatio...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Rojnueangnit K,Sirichongkolthong B,Wongwandee R,Khetkham T,Noojarern S,Khongkraparn A,Wattanasirichaigoon D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avoidance of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in patients awaiting heart transplantation (HTx) has been suggested to minimize the risk of allosensitization. Although recent studies have suggested that an immature immune system in younger HTx recipients may reduce risks associated with RBC transfusion, the role of age...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： McKee C,Tumin D,Alevriadou BR,Nicol KK,Yates AR,Hayes D Jr,Tobias JD

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00