Circulating Progenitor Cells and Childhood Cardiovascular Disease.

abstract：:A premature child with congenital complete heart block had an epicardial single-chamber pacemaker implanted at 2 days of age. At 21 months of age, while sitting or standing, the patient's right anterior thigh muscles contracted at her pulse rate. Surgical exploration revealed a free-floating pacemaker in her peritoneu...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Salim MA,DiSessa TG,Watson DC

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the Fontan operation can improve outcomes, surviving patients still face Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD). The aim of this study was to determine the associated factors of FALD in relation to ultrasound liver elastography. A cross-sectional study was conducted for all patients on whom an ultrasound uppe...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sethasathien S,Silvilairat S,Sittiwangkul R,Makonkawkeyoon K,Pongprot Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limiting systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. KD is often complicated by coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs), which develop in about 20-25% of untreated children and 3-5% of children treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. To identify the risk loci for CAA susceptibility in pa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kwon YC,Kim JJ,Yu JJ,Yun SW,Yoon KL,Lee KY,Kil HR,Kim GB,Han MK,Song MS,Lee HD,Ha KS,Sohn S,Hong YM,Jang GY,Lee JK,Korean Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium.

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of washed cardiopulmonary (CPB) circuit residual blood reinfusion on the postoperative clinical outcome for pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A total of 309 consecutive Chinese cardiac patients receiving CPB between October 2010 and April 2011 were prospectively an...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ye L,Lin R,Fan Y,Yang L,Hu J,Shu Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：: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：:Three infants, each with a clinical picture of dilated cardiomyopathy, underwent endomyocardial biopsy. Immunohistologic analysis revealed chronic myocarditis. In one infant, a postviral etiology of chronic myocarditis could be assessed on the basis of molecular techniques. Therapy with azathioprine and prednisone res...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Schmaltz AA,Demel KP,Kallenberg R,Neudorf U,Kandolf R,Klingel K,Bültmann B

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracardiac valved conduits are routinely employed in the correction of complex congenital heart lesions. Compression of a conduit and/or of the heart may present serious operative and postoperative complications. We believe its occurrence can be minimized and hemodynamic results improved by adhering to simple surgic...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Dunn JM,Stark J,de Leval M

更新日期：1983-07-01 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：:Congenital diverticulum of the ventricle is a rare disease, but most cases of congenital left ventricular diverticula are asymptomatic. We present a child with congenital left ventricular diverticulum whose routine electrocardiographic examination showed T-wave inversion in inferior and V4 to V6 leads. He was successf...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Wang W,Zhu W,Wang Y,Li J,Gong F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory properties, and deficiency is prevalent in children. There is a paucity of data regarding vitamin D status and its correlation with low-grade inflammation and vasculature. We prospectively enrolled 25 children, 9-11 years old (13 male); 21 obese. Eight atherosclerosis-promoting risk fac...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Singh J,Merrill ED,Sandesara PB,Schoeneberg L,Dai H,Raghuveer G

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conotruncal cardiac defects are partially prevented by maternal folic acid supplementation. However, the biochemical mechanism is unknown. Maternal autoantibodies to folate receptors, previously associated with increased risk for neural tube defects, also may account for this effect. This study aimed to examine the ti...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lewandowski LB,Sanghavi D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 19 consecutive children with aortic valve stenosis, the left ventricle was entered retrogradely with a Gensini catheter guided by a tip-deflector guidewire which could produce any desirable degree of curvature at its tip. In all patients, the aortic valve was retrogradely traversed for measurement of the pressure g...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lau KC,Leung MP,Lo RN

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of isolated ventricular inversion in a 42-year-old woman. This rare congenital cardiac anomaly was corrected by an intraatrial baffle procedure. She also underwent left-sided double-chamber endocardial pacemaker implantation for postoperative tachycardia bradycardia syndrome. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kannan BR,Kamath KP,Rao SG,Kumar RK

更新日期：2004-09-01 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 cardiac NK-2 transcription factors are the vertebrate relatives of the Drosophila tinman gene. Without the Drosophila tinman gene, fruit flies fail to form their heart ("dorsal vessel"), and mutations or altered expression of cardiac NK-2 genes may lead to abnormal heart formation in vertebrates. Although the card...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bartlett H,Veenstra GJ,Weeks DL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive evaluation of right ventricular (RV) systolic function in neonates with pulmonary hypertension (PH) with traditional metrics including RV fractional area change (FAC) and tricuspid annular systolic plane excursion (TAPSE) has improved outcomes. Apical three-chamber (3C) RV-FAC, a novel tripartite assessme...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Chikkabyrappa SM,Critser P,Roane J,Buddhe S,Tretter JT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conotruncal heart defect is a complex form of congenital heart disease and usually has a poor prognosis. Although previous studies have identified several missense variants in GATA4 gene that may cause CTD, it remains unclear whether they are involved in CTD pathogenesis because the study population was limited. The a...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Liu Y,Li B,Xu Y,Sun K

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:The slope of the relation between the unadjusted QT interval and heart rate during the face immersion test has been reported to be useful as an index for predicting an abnormal lengthening of the QT interval for children with nonfamilial long QT syndrome. Our goals were to determine whether we can replace the slope of...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kamimura J,Yoshinaga M,Kono Y,Yanagi S,Nishi J,Nomura Y,Fukushige T,Kusubae R,Shinkura R,Miyata K

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left-ventricular apical hypoplasia is a rare entity. Although it has typical imaging features on cardiovascular magnetic resonance, recognizing this condition on echocardiography can be challenging. This report describes an asymptomatic pediatric patient who initially presented with a left-ventricular mass on echocard...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ong CC,Hia CP,Lim TC,Teo LL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare presenting feature of congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ia (CDG-Ia). We report two female siblings with CDG-Ia and cardiomyopathy. Patient no. 1 died at 12 days of age from cardiac rupture and tamponade, which has not previously been reported in CDG-Ia. The second pa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Rudaks LI,Andersen C,Khong TY,Kelly A,Fietz M,Barnett CP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renovascular hypertension is an uncommon disease, but it causes 5-10% of all childhood hypertension. The most common cause of renal artery stenosis is fibromuscular dysplasia, resulting in at least 60% of renovascular hypertension cases. This report describes a case of a renal artery stenosis confirmed by multidetecto...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kim HJ,Son JS,Kim KS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For neonates with right atrial isomerism (RAI), functional single ventricle (f-SV), and obstructive total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC), primary TAPVC repair (TAPVCR) has a poor outcome. At our hospital, the survival rate at 1 year of such neonates undergoing primary TAPVCR between 1999 and 2010 (TAPVC...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kitano M,Hoashi T,Kakuta T,Fujimoto K,Miyake A,Kurosaki KI,Ichikawa H,Shiraishi I

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombus formation in the native aortic root is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The native aortic root in these patients serves as a conduit for the retrograde filling of the coronary arteries. Thrombus in this location could result in myocardial i...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Owens ST,Gomez-Fifer C,Ensing GJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent congenital left atrial aneurysm presenting in a newborn as cardiac tamponade is described. Such a presentation has not been previously reported. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mansour E,Aldousany A,Arce O,Subramanian S,Ashraf MH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the age-related criteria of signal-averaged electrocardiographic (SA-ECG) parameters in children. SA-ECGs were obtained in 82 healthy volunteers in six groups depending on age (group 1: 1 day to < 1 month; group 2: 1 month to < 1 year; group 3: 1 to < 6 years; group 4: 6 to < 12 years; group 5: 12 ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hayabuchi Y,Matsuoka S,Kubo M,Akita H,Kuroda Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old child with a Fontan circulation presented with acquired left pulmonary vein occlusion related to a previous surgical repair. We managed this lesion using a hybrid technique to perforate, dilate and stent the obstructed vessel. This approach should be considered when percutaneous access to the pulmonary ve...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mainzer G,Rosenthal E,Austin C,Morgan G

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：:Children with acquired and congenital heart disease (CHD) are increasingly surviving to adulthood. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors in children at known risk for early CAD or with severe CHD. We recruited children (8-19 years) at risk for early CAD-Kawasaki disease ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ware AL,Young PC,Weng C,Presson AP,Minich LL,Menon SC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00