Congenital left ventricular diverticulum diagnosed by echocardiography.

abstract：:Catheter ablation in children requires placement of multiple large femoral venous sheaths and catheters. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was used to evaluate the effect of indwelling lines on femoral venous blood flow. Between October 1993 and February 1994 a total of 17 patients scheduled for catheter ablation u...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Miga DE,McKellar LF,Denslow S,Wiles HB,Case CL,Gillette PC

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:Pheochromocytoma is a rare disease, which often presents a diagnostic challenge due to a variable symptom presentation complex. We report the case of a child who presented with isolated symptoms of palpitations and was found to have junctional tachycardia with subsequent development of cardiomyopathy. Further evaluati...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kim JJ,Valdes SO,Kertesz NJ,Cannon BC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) reflects volume overload on left ventricle and pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with ventricular septal defect (VSD). Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) has been reported to correlate positively with BNP in VSD patients with various degrees of PH. We aimed to investigate the re...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Toyono M,Harada K,Tamura M,Aoki-Okazaki M,Shimada S,Oyamada J,Takada G

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause of death globally, has origins in childhood. Major risk factors include family history of premature CVD, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], an inherited lipoprotein, is associated with premature CVD, but its impact o...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Qayum O,Alshami N,Ibezim CF,Reid KJ,Noel-MacDonnell JR,Raghuveer G

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2014, our hospital introduced inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) therapy combined with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy after extubation following the Fontan procedure in patients with unstable hemodynamics. We report the benefits of HFNC-iNO therapy in these patients. This was a single-center, retrospective r...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Tominaga Y,Iwai S,Yamauchi S,Kyogoku M,Kugo Y,Hasegawa M,Kayatani F,Takahashi K,Aoki H,Takeuchi M,Tachibana K,Kawata H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unique case of tricuspid and pulmonary atresia with idiopathic progressive ductus arteriosus restriction in utero. Diligent predelivery planning and a controlled delivery environment led to a favorable outcome. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lowenthal A,Lal A,Selamet Tierney ES,Tacy TA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of pre-existing catheterization left pulmonary artery (LPA) gradients and correlation of these gradients with later LPA stenosis after successful patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occlusion. We performed a single-center review of 130 patients with PDA closure from...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Gowda ST,Kutty S,Ebeid M,Qureshi AM,Worley S,Latson LA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial contractility and relaxation are highly dependent on calcium homeostasis. Immature myocardium, as in pediatric patients, is thought to be more dependent on extracellular calcium for optimal function. For this reason, intravenous calcium chloride infusions may improve myocardial function in the pediatric pat...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Averin K,Villa C,Krawczeski CD,Pratt J,King E,Jefferies JL,Nelson DP,Cooper DS,Ryan TD,Sawyer J,Towbin JA,Lorts A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to initiation of a formal screening program, 30 % of patients referred for device closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) at our institution had atrial septal anatomy which precluded ASD device closure. This resulted in inefficiencies in workflow, staff utilization, and inconvenience for families. Our objective...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Nicholson GT,Vincent RN,Petit CJ,Roman M,Glanville M,Kim DW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise testing can highlight repolarisation abnormalities in adults with coronary artery disease. Late after Kawasaki disease (KD), increased QT dispersion (QTd) has been reported on resting ECG in children, but there are no reported studies of QTd during exercise. Our objective was to determine the pattern of QTd r...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Gravel H,Dahdah N,Fournier A,Mathieu MÈ,Curnier D

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：: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：:This report describes an unusual case with tortuosity of the great vessels in a neonate who presented at birth with cyanosis. The diagnosis was made with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), then confirmed by genetic analysis. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Pilati M,Luciani GB,Prioli MA,Puppini G

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare condition. The majority of cases present with impaired left ventricular function. We report on a premature infant who was diagnosed at a gestational age near term with ALCAPA during routine cardiac examination. The patient showed...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Grosse-Wortmann L,Wenzl T,Hoevels-Guerich HH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventional occluder implantation has become the preferred mode of treatment in children with clinically significant atrial septal defect (ASD). The continuous increase in the number of patients treated calls for long-term data on device integrity and biocompatibility. We report a child who underwent successful int...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Zhu W,Neubauer H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of suspicion or confirmation of heart disease on the physical and psychosocial health of children. We utilized the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ PF-50). Children ages 5 to 18 years attending a general cardiology clinic were eligible. Those with primary noncardiac diagnoses unre...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Walker RE,Gauvreau K,Jenkins KJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathological features of primary pulmonary artery sarcoma in two children are reported. The first patient presented with right ventricular outflow obstruction and underwent successful surgical resection of his tumor. The second patient developed cardiac arrest following a relatively short period of sy...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Farooki ZQ,Chang CH,Jackson WL,Clapp SK,Hakimi M,Arciniegas E,Pinsky WW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many different types of potassium channels with various functions exist in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells, contributing to many physiological actions and pathological conditions. The deep involvement of these channels in the onset and exacerbation of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) also continues to be rev...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hayabuchi Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Noonan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease that manifests a wide variety of clinical characteristics. The syndrome is also associated with some cardiac defects. Half of all Noonan syndrome cases are caused by mutations in the PTPN11 gene, but only limited data are available regarding aortic involvement in these ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Jefferies JL,Belmont JW,Pignatelli R,Towbin JA,Craigen WJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The data on the outcomes of children with heart disease and Down syndrome receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for cardiac or respiratory failure are limited. This study aimed to evaluate morbidity and mortality associated with ECMO in children with Down syndrome and heart disease. Children younger tha...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Gupta P,Gossett JM,Rycus PT,Prodhan P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ductal stenting (DS) palliates duct-dependent lesions using coronary stents. Sirolimus-eluting stents have replaced bare-metal stents in coronary interventions. Concerns exist about sirolimus levels in neonates. Therapeutic immunosuppressive sirolimus level is 5-15 ng/ml. After neonatal DS, drug levels were assessed a...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sivakumar K,Pavithran S,Sonawane B,Rajendran M,Ramasamy R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interruption of the aortic arch and hypoplastic left heart syndrome in the same patient is exceptional. In the combined collections of the Registry of Cardiovascular Disease (St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.) and the Registry of Congenital Heart Defects of the Rijksuniversiteit Gent (Gent, Belgium) three specimens were fou...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Devloo-Blancquaert A,Titus JL,Edwards JE,Vallaeys JH,De Gezelle HR,Coppens M

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：:This study was undertaken to examine the impact that prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) has on birth and early neonatal outcomes. The prevalence of prenatally diagnosed CHD has risen over the past decade, but the effect that prenatal diagnosis of CHD has on peripartum decisions remains unclear. No co...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Landis BJ,Levey A,Levasseur SM,Glickstein JS,Kleinman CS,Simpson LL,Williams IA

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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