A triad: cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma, stroke and tamponade.

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：: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：:In this report, we describe a case of coarctation of the aorta, congenital aortic stenosis with bicuspid valve, and supravalvar aortic stenosis with left coronary artery ostial stenosis. The child underwent staged treatment using a hybrid approach employing both surgical and interventional cardiology methods. A single...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Goel P,Madhu Sankar N,Rajan S,Cherian KM

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that the incidence of crochetage on the R wave in inferior limb leads can be used for the diagnosis of pediatric secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). Two hundred fifty-six children with secundum ASD (case cohort) and 256 age- and gender-matched children without hear...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shen L,Liu J,Li JK,Xu M,Yuan L,Zhang GQ,Wang JY,Huang YJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 6-year-old girl with superoinferior ventricles, criss-cross atrioventricular (AV) relationships with solitus atria, a D-loop, L-transposition of the great arteries, subpulmonary stenosis, but without a ventricular septal defect (VSD). The diagnosis was made by echocardiographic examination and was strength...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Alday LE,Juaneda E

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Horseshoe lung is a rare malformation that is often associated with lung hypoplasia and/or vascular anomalies. We describe a 10-year-old girl with horseshoe lung and unique left pulmonary vein. This is the first reported case with this vascular feature. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of severe pulmonary...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Salerno T,Guccione P,Malena S,Cutrera R

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:Children requiring reimplantation of a branch pulmonary artery (PA) are at risk for postoperative stenosis and impaired growth of the reimplanted PA. Outcomes and risk factors for reintervention and impaired growth are incompletely described. We reviewed data on patients who underwent reimplantation of a branch PA bet...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Wu SJ,Downing T,Mascio C,Gillespie MJ,Dori Y,Rome JJ,Glatz AC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the percentile-based definitions of elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension for children and adolescents of all ages in the 2004 fourth report, the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) BP guideline recommends a change to single BP cut-offs for clinical diagnosis (120/< 80-129/< 80 mmHg for el...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Liu Q,Hou Y,Yang L,Zhao M,Li S,Xi B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common arterial trunk is relatively a straightforward diagnosis on echocardiography. We describe a neonate who was referred to our centre as a case of common arterial trunk but on evaluation was found to have pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and aortopulmonary window, for which he underwent repair with...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shah S,Kavya,Saraf R,Rao S

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：: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：: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：:This study aimed to determine the dimensions of the thoracic aorta and the predictors of aortic dimensions in girls and young women with Turner syndrome (TS). A cross-sectional study was performed at a secondary care center. The study compared 41 TS patients with 50 healthy age-matched control subjects. The mean age o...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Cleemann L,Mortensen KH,Holm K,Smedegaard H,Skouby SO,Wieslander SB,Leffers AM,Leth-Espensen P,Pedersen EM,Gravholt CH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the initial experience of radical correction of truncus arteriosus in the Soviet Union. The anatomy, hemodynamics, diagnosis and surgical technique are described in detail. Five patients were operated on; three survived. The two deaths in this series were due to mistakes in evaluating the indication...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Burakovsky VI,Falkovsky GE,Ivanitsky AV

更新日期：1984-04-01 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：:A 6-year-old girl was found to have a combination of accessory mitral valve tissue and subaortic membrane. The association caused left ventricular outflow tract obstruction leading to severe left ventricular dysfunction. Surgical relief of the obstruction resulted in immediate improvement of ventricular function. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Assaqqat M,Galal MO,Baslaim G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic evidence of intrauterine closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) has been reported rarely. Between 1985 and 1990, 112 autopsies were performed at the Mayo Clinic on third trimester stillborns and infants who died during the first week of life. There were 21 (19%) cases of congenital heart disease. VSD wa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Nir A,Driscoll DJ,Edwards WD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease with an extremely poor prognosis. This report gives a clinical and echocardiographic description of an infant with a mutation in exon 29 of the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1), a region in which this severe form of Marfan syndrome seems to cluster. The ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Weidenbach M,Brenner R,Rantamäki T,Redel DA

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：: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：:The objective of this study is to identify predictors of prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS) for single ventricle patients following stage 2 palliation (S2P), excluding patients who underwent a hybrid procedure. We explore the impact of demographic features, stage 1 palliation (S1P), interstage I (IS1) management,...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Baker-Smith CM,Goldberg SW,Rosenthal GL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal surgical strategy for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) in neonates and young infants is controversial. Staged repair may be associated with a higher risk of inter-stage mortality, while primary repair may lead to frequent post-repair re-interventions. METHODS:From 2004 t...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lee WY,Kang SR,Im YM,Yun TJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are commonly used for pediatric cardiology patients. However, studies examining their safety for neonates with cardiac disease are scarce. The current study aimed to test the hypothesis that ACEi-mediated nephrotoxicity occurs in neonates and may be underappreciated in t...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lindle KA,Dinh K,Moffett BS,Kyle WB,Montgomery NM,Denfield SD,Knudson JD

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic atresia and interrupted aortic arch is a rare cardiac combination. Review of the literature revealed nine cases. We present two patients with this combination and the additional finding of quadricuspid pulmonary valves, one of which was severely stenotic. In the latter patient, an aortopulmonary window was pres...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Yew G,Coleman D,Calder L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery anatomy represents a challenging and, often, determining predictor of outcome in an arterial switch operation (ASO). Impact of specific coronary artery variants, such as single, intramural and inverted, on time-related events following ASO, is, yet, to be determined. We sought to compare early and late...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Al Anani S,Fughhi I,Taqatqa A,Elzein C,Ilbawi MN,Polimenakos AC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of familial heart disease in association with tricuspid atresia is rare. The first reported instance of tricuspid atresia and Ebstein's anomaly in siblings is presented. The presence of these two distinct pathologic variants of tricuspid valve malformations in siblings suggests that these malformations ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Grant JW

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：: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