Myopericarditis associated with varicella zoster virus infection.

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：:Cardiac involvement of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DMD/BMD) is the most common cause of fatal outcomes. It is still unclear whether some DMD/BMD gene mutations might be predictive of cardiac involvement. In this study, we provide a comprehensive overview on genotypes of cardiac disease in DMD/BMD. We sys...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Zhou H,Fu M,Mao B,Yuan L

更新日期：2020-10-09 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：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful tool which enables the visualization of anatomy and the assessment of many physiological aspects of organ function. MRI and magnetic resonance angiography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy will play critical roles in cardiac applications during the next millennium. Thus...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mulkern RV,Chung T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of isolated innominate artery arising from a left persistent arterial duct with a right aortic arch is presented. Of interest in this case is the retrograde flow in the left carotid system, the history of developmental delay, and the magnetic resonance image (MRI) brain findings suggestive of asymmetric vo...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Reeves BM,Colen TM,Sheridan BJ,Ward C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebrate heart is innervated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the peripheral autonomic nervous system, which regulates its contractile rate and force. Understanding the mechanisms that control sympathetic neuronal growth, differentiation, and innervation of the heart may provide insight into ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Vincentz JW,Rubart M,Firulli AB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of larger patient groups for systematic assessment of the anatomical accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD) have been performed so far only in adults. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether MRI can precisely depict pulmonary venous anatomy in...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Riesenkampff EM,Schmitt B,Schnackenburg B,Huebler M,Alexi-Meskishvili V,Hetzer R,Berger F,Kuehne T

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:We performed a Waterston's anastomosis on a patient with complicated tricuspid atresia when she was two months of age. At age 14 years she required left pneumonectomy for massive, idiopathic hemoptysis. Four months after the pneumonectomy we substituted a modified Fontan anastomosis for the Waterston anastomosis. Rest...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Danilowicz D,Langsner A,Colvin SB

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is an important cause of chronic congestive cardiac failure in children. In patients with idiopathic DCM, endothelium vasomotor function is disturbed. There are many studies on the roles of nitric oxide (NO) and adrenomedullin (AM) in adult patients with DCM. However, to our knowledge, no ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kilinç M,Balat A,Cekmen M,Yürekli M,Yilmaz K,Sahinöz S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the case of two pediatric patients who demonstrated echocardiographic evidence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. The etiology of PH development in this setting is currently unknown, but the authors hypothesize that pulmonary vasculitis may play a significa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Nicholson GT,Samai C,Kanaan U

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating direct consequences on the health of affected patients. It has also had a significant impact on the ability of unaffected children to be physically active. We evaluated the effect of deconditioning from social distancing and school shutdowns implemented during the COVID-19 pan...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Dayton JD,Ford K,Carroll SJ,Flynn PA,Kourtidou S,Holzer RJ

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty was attempted in an eight-month-old infant with severe aortic valve stenosis. The procedure resulted in a fall in the resting transvalvular systolic pressure gradient from 106 mmHg to 40 mmHg and no aortic regurgitation. Clinical and Doppler echocardiography findings suggest p...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sánchez GR,Mehta AV,Ewing LL,Brickley SE,Anderson TM,Black IF

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：:Marfan syndrome (MS) is a connective tissue disease involving the cardiovascular, ocular, and the musculoskeletal systems. MS has variable phenotypic expression and is most often diagnosed in adult life. Infantile-onset MS is rare and is associated with severe cardiovascular manifestations; there is an extremely high ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Strigl S,Quagebeur JM,Gersony WM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient complete heart block (TCHB) is defined as complete interruption of atrioventricular conduction (AVC) after cardiac surgery followed by return of conduction. This study aimed to assess the risk for the development of late complete heart block (LCHB) after recovery of TCHB and to examine the electrocardiograph...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Aziz PF,Serwer GA,Bradley DJ,LaPage MJ,Hirsch JC,Bove EL,Ohye RG,Dick M 2nd

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term prostaglandin use is commonly associated with side effects such as cortical proliferation of the bones, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, and soft tissue swelling of the extremities. We report a neonate with critical coarctation of the aorta, who developed second and third degree atrioventricular blocks associa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Aly SA,Awad SM,Abdulla RI,Kazmouz S,Nguyen HH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile disease of unknown etiology that develops in children and is sometimes accompanied by myocardial dysfunction and systemic vasculitis. However, myocardial repolarization lability has not yet been fully investigated. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate myocardial r...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kuriki M,Fujino M,Tanaka K,Horio K,Kusuki H,Hosoi M,Eryu Y,Kato T,Yamazaki T,Hata T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia can be a real challenge during cardiac surgery in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease. This report describes a 7-year-old girl with d-transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, pulmonary hypertension, chronic thrombocytopenia, polycythemia, and chronic renal impairment...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Al-Biltagi M,Ismail MF,Al-Radi OO,Baho H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported prenatal detection rates (PDRs) for significant congenital heart disease (sCHD) have been suboptimal, even in the current era. Changes in prenatal ultrasound policy and training may lead to improved prenatal detection of sCHD. This study analyzed the results of a policy to assess fetal cardiac outflow tra...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Levy DJ,Pretorius DH,Rothman A,Gonzales M,Rao C,Nunes ME,Bendelstein J,Mehalek K,Thomas A,Nehlsen C,Ehr J,Burchette RJ,Sklansky MS

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Warfarin dosing is challenging due to a multitude of factors affecting its pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). A novel personalised dosing algorithm predicated on a warfarin PK/PD model and incorporating CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotype information has been developed for children. The present prospective, obser...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Al-Metwali BZ,Rivers P,Goodyer L,O'Hare L,Young S,Mulla H

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:We analyzed early and late results of surgical treatment of 100 consecutive children with Down's syndrome (DS) and congenital heart defect (CHD) who were operated on between 1990 and 1997. Fifty had common atrioventricular canal (CAVC), 24 ventricular septal defect, 8 the ostium primum atrial septal defect, 8 tetralog...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Malec E,Mroczek T,Pajak J,Januszewska K,Zdebska E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have varying degrees of pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension (PH), and there is limited evidence that cardiac dysfunction is present. We sought to study early neonatal biventricular function and performance in these patients by reviewing early ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Altit G,Bhombal S,Van Meurs K,Tacy TA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in the setting of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit dysfunction is a relatively new procedure with encouraging early and midterm results. Malpositioning of the valve during implantation is a potentially serious complication. This report describes a case in which val...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Berman DP,Burke R,Zahn EM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound Doppler was used to establish time of ductal closure, normal values for blood flow velocity in the pulmonary artery (PA), and time interval between pulmonary valve closure (Pc) and tricuspid valve opening (To) in 37 healthy neonates. Ductal closure had occurred in 23% of the children within 12 h after deliv...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Freund M,Wranne B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report aims to summarize and evaluate the efficacy and experience of reintervention for children with postoperative pulmonary venous restenosis. Clinical data from 61 patients with postoperative pulmonary venous restenosis who underwent reintervention at Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC) from September 20...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kai L,Xiaoyang Z,Jinghao Z,Zhongqun Z,Qi S,Xiaomin H,Zhiwei X,Jinfen L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ejection fraction (EF) and fractional shortening (FS) are standard methods of quantifying left ventricular (LV) systolic function. 2D global longitudinal strain (2D GLS) is a well-established, but underutilized method for LV function quantification. The aim of this study was to assess precision of GLS compared to EF &...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Patel MD,Myers C,Negishi K,Singh GK,Anwar S

更新日期：2020-01-01 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