Examining the cardiac NK-2 genes in early heart development.

abstract：:We report a case of a 12-year-old boy with severe congenital aortic stenosis in whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with delayed contrast enhancement demonstrated extensive subendocardial hyperenhancement within the left ventricle. The hyperenhancement was confirmed to be subendocardial infarct and fibrosis by histo...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： La Salvia EA,Gilkeson RC,Dahms BB,Siwik E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the right subaxillary vertical mini-incision (RAVI) used for the closure of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect (SAVSD) through tricuspid approach only. From June 2015 to September 2016, 32 SAVSD patients (mean age 2.4 ± 1.9 years, range 0.7-8 years) under...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Liu R,Rui L,Zhang B,Lin Y,Li S,Hua Z

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calculating pulmonary vascular resistance is important in many fields of medicine. Although the influence of hematocrit on calculated resistance has been known for many years, it is rare to find the appropriate corrections in published articles. This review discusses the relationship between viscosity and resistance a...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hoffman JI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In chronic aortic insufficiency (AI), left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction must be detected early to allow timely surgery. Strain and strain rate have been used for this purpose in adults, but the value of this method in pediatric AI has not been established. Forty patients with moderate to severe AI were included in thi...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lowenthal A,Tacy TA,Behzadian F,Punn R

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data exist on the impact of prenatal diagnosis and outcomes of fetal truncus arteriosus (TA). We sought to assess prenatal diagnostic accuracy and prenatal outcomes in fetuses with TA and compare postnatal outcomes in neonates with prenatally and postnatally diagnosed TA. Records were reviewed for patients dia...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Swanson TM,Selamet Tierney ES,Tworetzky W,Pigula F,McElhinney DB

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cerebral hemorrhage associated with sildenafil (Revatio) use in an infant is presented. Sildenafil is increasingly used in the treatment of primary and secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. In the reported case, sildenafil used to treat pulmonary arteriovenous fistula...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Samada K,Shiraishi H,Aoyagi J,Momoi MY

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crossed pulmonary arteries (CPAs) are a rare abnormality in which the ostium of the left pulmonary artery originates superior to the right pulmonary artery and to its right. Recognition of this rare pathology is important because it generally is accompanied by other congenital heart defects, extracardiac anomalies, an...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Babaoğlu K,Altun G,Binnetoğlu K,Dönmez M,Kayabey Ö,Anık Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to describe the use and outcomes of small, medium and large premounted stents in patients with congenital heart disease, including incidence of and risk factors for re-intervention and development of in-stent stenosis. Premounted stents offer several advantages over traditional manually crimped bare-metal st...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Boe BA,Zampi JD,Schumacher KR,Yu S,Armstrong AK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to document morbidities and growth for patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) to inform the initial surgical decision and understand healthcare needs. Data were obtained on 137 patients with HLHS, born between 1989 and 1994, who survived staged surgery ( n = 62) or transplantation ( n = 75) and...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Jenkins PC,Flanagan MF,Jenkins KJ,Sargent JD,Canter CE,Chinnock RE,Vincent RN,O'Connor GT

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare form of endocardial cushion defect is an atrioventricular (AV) canal-type ventricular septal defect with cleft mitral valve in the absence of a primum atrial septal defect. In two infants with Down's syndrome, preoperative delineation of this entity was accomplished. M-mode echocardiographic features included p...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： LaCorte MA,Cooper RS,Kauffman SL,Schiller MS,Golinko RJ,Griepp RB

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:This study is presented to identify and characterize the spectrum of the cardiovascular anomalies in children presenting with Williams-Beuren syndrome and cardiovascular anomalies at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto from 1966 to 1988. Forty-nine children were diagnosed and followed. The female to male ratio was...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Zalzstein E,Moes CA,Musewe NN,Freedom RM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine factors associated with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels among middle school children. HDL-C levels were the primary outcome of interest. A total of 1,104 middle-school children (mean age 11.6 years, 51.2% female) were included in this analysis, of whom 177 (16%) had an HDL-C level ≤4...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Flynn SE,Gurm R,DuRussel-Weston J,Aaronson S,Gakenheimer L,Smolarski J,Simhaee D,Corriveau N,Goldberg C,Eagle T,Rao RM,Eagle KA,Jackson EA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden death accounts for up to 43% of all deaths in patients with familial dysautonomia (FD). The classic features of FD, namely, autonomic dysfunction, high blood pressure, and blood pressure labiality, are all risk factors for cardiac remodeling and hypertrophy. Myocardial remodeling and hypertrophy are independent...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Nussinovitch U,Katz U,Nussinovitch M,Blieden L,Nussinovitch N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Norwood procedure with a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) is the first of the three-stage surgical palliation for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. We report a patient with schistocytic hemolytic anemia that developed following a right MBTS with a Gore-Tex graft. Hemolysis associated with a MBTS h...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ryerson LM,Wechsler SB,Ohye RG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and cardiac catheterization are useful adjuncts to echocardiography for delineating cardiovascular anatomy in pediatric patients. These studies require ionizing radiation, and it is paramount to understand the amount of radiation pediatric patients receive when these tests are pe...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Watson TG,Mah E,Joseph Schoepf U,King L,Huda W,Hlavacek AM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have evaluated left ventricular dimensions in children using two-dimensional echocardiography, but there is little information on gender differences and on the longitudinal development of the dimensions of the left ventricle. Our objective was to assess, by two-dimensional echocardiography, the normal...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Nagasawa H,Arakaki Y,Yamada O,Nakajima T,Kamiya T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proximal course of an anomalously arising coronary artery is a decisive factor in the surgical approach for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Studies have shown that echocardiography provides a good anatomic definition of the ostium and proximal epicardial course of coronary arteries [1, 2]. This report describes a case ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Deepa S,Bijulal S,Baiju DS,Thomas M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl with type 3 long QT syndrome was safely and successfully implanted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system. Prior to implantation, she had experienced uncontrollable life-threatening arrhythmia in spite of high-dose administration of mexiletine. An ICD coil lead for transvenous us...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ichikawa Y,Iwamoto M,Yanagi S,Masuda M

更新日期：2011-10-01 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 congenital anomaly of aortopulmonary window is rare. Its combination with interruption of the aortic arch has been previously recognized and reported in infants and children. Early and complete repair of such a congenital anomaly may prevent progression to cardiac failure and premature death. We describe the succe...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Davies MJ,Dyamenahalli U,Leanage RR,Firmin RK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional wall motion patterns in tetralogy of Fallot and its postoperative modifications by electrical and hemodynamic factors were assessed by Fourier analysis of gated radionuclide angiograms in 24 studies performed in children after surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot. The range of right ventricular (RV) pha...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ratib O,Friedli B,Righetti A,Oberhaensli I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we report the first case of Q fever endocarditis in a 13 years old child with a percutaneous pulmonary Melody® valve. The patient had a new onset of Melody valve dysfunction associated with the combination of hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia but was afebrile. Although blood cultures were negative, w...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Jalal Z,Duperril M,Séguéla PE,Melenotte C,Chabaneix J,Raoult D,Thambo JB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term oral warfarin is recommended in pediatric Kawasaki disease patients with large coronary artery aneurysms; however, heterogeneity is considerable. This study aimed to determine variables affecting warfarin dosage in Kawasaki disease. The enrolled individuals (194 children) were divided into four groups: (1) C...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Yang D,Kuang H,Zhou Y,Cai C,Lu T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of ventricular dysfunction and asynchrony is very important in predicting the outcome for children with a single right ventricle. However, the assessment is inaccurate and subjective because of the unusual ventricular shape. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and clinical value of velocity vector ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Wu YR,Zhang YQ,Chen LJ,Wang SS,Zhong SW,Zhang ZF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) is often resistant to medical therapy, with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) being a preferred treatment option. Three-dimensional (3-D) electroanatomic mapping was introduced as a tool for improved substrate localization, although there are no published data with this technology in pedia...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Cummings RM,Mahle WT,Strieper MJ,Campbell RM,Costello L,Balfour V,Burchfield A,Frias PA

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) is commonly associated with both congenital heart disease (CHD) and immunologic abnormalities. While CHD may prompt consideration for heart transplantation (HTx), little is known about HTx management or outcomes in this group. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum of patients with ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Woolman P,Bearl DW,Soslow JH,Dodd DA,Thurm C,Hall M,Feingold B,Godown J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly, affecting 1 % of live births. The field of pediatric cardiology has witnessed major advances over the past 25 years triggered by research initiatives focusing on CHD. However, large disparities exist in research capabilities between Arab developing ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Farhat T,Abdul-Sater Z,Obeid M,Arabi M,Diab K,Masri S,Al Haless Z,Nemer G,Bitar F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment with cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors (indomethacin [INDO] and ibuprofen [IBU]) on regional oxygenation requires further clarification. The authors hypothesized that both INDO and IBU reduce regional tissue oxygenation in preterm neonates with PDA but that the risk...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bhatt M,Petrova A,Mehta R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00