Elevated homocysteine and asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels in pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease.

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：: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：:Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are common pediatric rhythm disorders requiring comprehensive laboratory evaluation. Although usually idiopathic, implying a benign character and favorable prognosis, the initial clinical approach is still not established in all cases. Considering their prognostic significance, exercise-i...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bjelakovic B,Ilic S,Chouliaras K,Milovanovic B,Vukomanovic V,Bojic T,Bjelakovic L,Zaharov T

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:We describe two cases of left-side pulmonary vein obstruction observed after the arterial switch operation (Jatene) for D-transposition of the great arteries. This appears to be related to left-sided pulmonary vein obstruction occurring coincidently with D-transposition of the great arteries, rather than a consequence...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Emmel M,Bauer I,Plug M,Schickendantz S,Mennicken U

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a rare anomaly that is thought to arise from a defect in looping of the primitive cardiac tube. Cor triatriatum is another rare congenital cardiac anomaly due to faulty incorporation of the common pulmonary vein into the left atrium. We present a rare case ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Jayranganath M,Subramanian A,Manjunath CN

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is characterized by irreversible diastolic dysfunction with preserved systolic function. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of impaired ventricular contractility even in the presence of normal ejection fraction (EF) in children with RCM. Longitudinal Doppler tissue v...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sasaki N,Garcia M,Lytrivi I,Ko H,Nielsen J,Parness I,Srivastava S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the very young child (less than eight years of age), transient loss of consciousness represents a diagnostic and management dilemma for clinicians. While most commonly benign, syncope may be due to cardiac dysfunction which can be life-threatening. It can be secondary to an underlying ion channelopathy, cardiac inf...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Villafane J,Miller JR,Glickstein J,Johnson JN,Wagner J,Snyder CS,Filina T,Pomeroy SL,Sexson-Tejtel SK,Haxel C,Gottlieb J,Eghtesady P,Chowdhury D

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal atrioventricular dissociation is a dysrhythmia associated with significant antenatal and postnatal morbidity and mortality. We present a case of a 19-week-old fetus with atrioventricular dissociation, which spontaneously resolved. The mother had no signs of autoimmune disease. The fetus had an uneventful gestati...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Boris JR,Drose JA,Schaffer MS,Shaffer EM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reduced exercise capacity is a common finding in adult congenital heart disease and is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, data on exercise capacity in patients after repair of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) are scarce. Furthermore, a high rate of exercise-induced hypertension has been d...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Dijkema EJ,Sieswerda GT,Breur JMPJ,Haas F,Slieker MG,Takken T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digoxin has been an effective treatment for fetal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), but second-line therapy remains more controversial. Thirty-seven cases of fetal SVT were identified that received digoxin as first-line therapy. Seventeen fetuses (46%) converted to and maintained normal sinus rhythm. Flecainide was ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ebenroth ES,Cordes TM,Darragh RK

更新日期：2001-11-01 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 6-year-old girl with evidence of a parahisian accessory pathway on a baseline electrocardiogram underwent successful catheter ablation using magnetic navigation. Magnetic remote controlled ablation eliminated the parahisian pathway with the first radiofrequency application. A second anterolaterally located concealed...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mantziari L,Rigby M,Till J,Ernst S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tricuspid valve malformation is a rare congenital heart disease. Prenatal diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly (EA) and tricuspid valve dysplasia (TVD) is associated with high mortality. There are conflicting reports concerning accurate prognostication after diagnosis in utero. The aim of our study was to assess prognostic ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Barre E,Durand I,Hazelzet T,David N

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists as to whether a hemodynamically significant left-to-right shunt due to a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) affects ventricular contractility. Load-dependent indices such as ejection fraction and shortening fraction have traditionally been used to assess contractility, but the relationship between the r...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Barlow AJ,Ward C,Webber SA,Sinclair BG,Potts JE,Sandor GG

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a poorly understood disease that can complicate any underlying pulmonary disease. However, it appears to most often occur in patients with surgically palliated congenital heart disease, particularly after the Fontan procedure. Few data exist about the prevalence and etiology of PB in this po...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Caruthers RL,Kempa M,Loo A,Gulbransen E,Kelly E,Erickson SR,Hirsch JC,Schumacher KR,Stringer KA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) patients are palliated by creating a Fontan-type circulation passing from different surgical stages. The aim of this work is to describe the evolution of ventricular energetics parameters in HLHS patients during the different stages of palliation including the hybrid, the Norwoo...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Di Molfetta A,Iacobelli R,Guccione P,Di Chiara L,Rocchi M,Cobianchi Belisari F,Campanale M,Gagliardi MG,Filippelli S,Ferrari G,Amodeo A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD) is largely unknown. Certain demographic factors and laboratory findings are predictive of the development of coronary artery (CA) aneurysms. The objectives of this study were to determine the epidemiology of KD patients in an urban hospital and determine risk fact...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Porcalla AR,Sable CA,Patel KM,Martin GR,Singh N

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular (LV) function is impaired by increased afterload in neonates with severe coarctation of the aorta, which may result in endocardial fibroelastosis. Repair of the coarctation usually solves the problem, with LV function normalizing after a few weeks. This report describes a patient who underwent success...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Celik L,Becker V,Hammel D,Nürnberg JH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of heart transplant recipients at highest risk for a poor outcome could lead to improved posttransplantation survival. A chart review of primary heart transplantations from 1993 to 2006 was performed. Analysis was performed to evaluate the risk of graft loss for those with a transplantation age less tha...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Auerbach SR,Richmond ME,Chen JM,Mosca RS,Quaegebeur JM,Addonizio LJ,Hsu DT,Lamour JM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global ventricular response to exercise may be useful in follow-up of patients with residual right outflow tract lesions after congenital heart disease repair. In this context, impedance cardiography is considered accurate for stroke volume (SV) measurement during exercise testing, however, to date, only partial asses...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Legendre A,Bonnet D,Bosquet L

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Noninvasive measurement of cardiac output (CO) and particularly stroke volume (SV) remain difficult but potentially valuable. These variables can be particularly challenging to measure in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Impedance cardiography (IC) is a technique shown to be accurate in measuring SV in ad...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ebrahim M,Hegde S,Printz B,Abcede M,Proudfoot JA,Davis C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviewed different types of primary cardiac and mediastinal tumors in infants and children as well as their clinical presentation and management. Altogether, 34 consecutive patients followed from 1976 through December 2005 were analyzed. Of these 34 patients, 14 (41%) underwent surgery and 20 (59%) with rha...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Günther T,Schreiber C,Noebauer C,Eicken A,Lange R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commonly used Darling classification for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) consists of supracardiac, cardiac, infracardiac, and mixed types (Craig et al., Lab Invest 6:44-64, 1967). In supracardiac TAPVC, the common pulmonary vein drains superiorly into the left innominate vein, the superior vena...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shah S,Singh M,John C,Maheshwari S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current pulse-oximetry screening (POS) protocol for detection of critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) is recommended only for newborns in well-infant and intermediate care nurseries, and there is no evidence-based protocol for infants discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The objectives of ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Iyengar H,Kumar P,Kumar P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antenatal diagnosis of right heart enlargement has a wide spectrum of differential diagnosis from maternal, placental and fetal causes, and outcomes of all are not known. Coarctation of the aorta is in the differential diagnosis of right heart enlargement. In our study, we focused to measure multiple cardiac dimension...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sivanandam S,Nyholm J,Wey A,Bass JL

更新日期：2015-10-01 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