Respiratory Testing and Hospital Outcomes in Asymptomatic Infants Undergoing Heart Surgery.

abstract：:Ventricular dysfunction in patients after Fontan-like operations (FLOs) is a serious complication that might contribute to poor long-term results. Ischemic heart disease will have debilitating consequences on a Fontan heart. Ten patients (15.8 +/- 5.01 years) after FLO had transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hauser M,Bengel FM,Kühn A,Sauer U,Nekolla SG,Eicken A,Schwaiger M,Hess J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calculating pulmonary vascular resistance is important in many fields of medicine. Although the influence of hematocrit on calculated resistance has been known for many years, it is rare to find the appropriate corrections in published articles. This review discusses the relationship between viscosity and resistance a...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hoffman JI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-year-old boy after a Mustard procedure for transposition of the great arteries developed pulmonary hypertension secondary to baffle obstruction. This occurred over several years without apparent significant symptomatology. Systemic-level pressure prevailed in the left (pulmonary) ventricle and provided an opportu...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Reisman M,Rosengart RM,Degner TL,Sintek C,Khonsari S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation exposure from pediatric cardiac catheterization may be substantial, although published estimates vary. We sought to report patient radiation dose across a range of diagnostic and interventional cases in a modern, high-volume pediatric catheterization laboratory. We retrospectively reviewed diagnostic and int...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Glatz AC,Patel A,Zhu X,Dori Y,Hanna BD,Gillespie MJ,Rome JJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:We present a 2-month-old male infant with thrombosis in the superior vena cava and pericardium due to transient protein C deficiency. Protein C deficiency was related to sepsis and hepatitis-induced liver function impairment. The patient's cardiac anatomy was otherwise normal. The patient was referred to us with signs...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Demir T,Celkan T,Ahunbay G,Babaoglu A,Besikci R

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Three cases of criss-cross heart with severe and complex congenital defects are reported. Precise preoperative diagnosis of the morphologic abnormalities made it possible to choose an optimal method of surgical treatment: all patients successfully underwent a Fontan-type surgical procedure. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Podzolkov VP,Ivanitsky AV,Makhachev OA,Alekian BG,Chiaureli MR,Ragimov FR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cor triatriatum sinistrum (division of the left atrium) is a recognized clinical and surgical entity. Division of the right atrium, also known as cor triatriatum dexter, is an extremely rare congenital abnormality in which persistence of the right valve of the embryonic systemic sinus venosus divides the right atrium ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Choudhary D,Sivasankaran S,Venkateshwaran S,Sasidharan B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left-ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is an echocardiographic finding of increasing frequency in pediatrics; however, predictors of outcomes have been difficult to identify. We conducted a retrospective review of pediatric patients at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York from January of 1993 to September...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Zuckerman WA,Richmond ME,Singh RK,Carroll SJ,Starc TJ,Addonizio LJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improvements in technology and surgical technique, pediatric cardiologists are challenging surgeons to close symptomatic ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in ever smaller patients. Although delaying surgery may facilitate operative repair, early intervention decreases the period of time these patients require the...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kogon B,Butler H,Kirshbom P,Kanter K,McConnell M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subtotal cor triatriatum sinister (partially divided left atrium) is characterized by a membrane dividing the left atrium into two portions: a dorsal accessory proximal chamber that receives part of the pulmonary venous return and a small restrictive defect in the membrane that obstructs blood flow from the accessory ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Sivakumar K,Satish R,Tailor K,Coelho R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Branch pulmonary artery stenosis is a common problem in pediatric cardiology. Treatment has included surgery, balloon angioplasty, and balloon expandable stent placement. It was the purpose of this investigation to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of each of these modes of treatment. From 1983 to 1994 there were 30 ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Trant CA Jr,O'Laughlin MP,Ungerleider RM,Garson A Jr

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different devices have been used for percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs). Over the past 6 months, we have used the Amplatzer duct occluder for VSDs associated with tunnel-shaped aneurysm in three patients here at our institution. Due to the anatomic resemblance between such VSDs and the duct occl...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Dilawar M,Numan M,El-Sisi A,Gendi SM,Ahmad Z

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recognized by pediatric cardiac surgeons, aortic insufficiency as a technical complication after tetralogy of Fallot repair is poorly documented, especially if it occurs late. The case of a boy with aortic insufficiency 10 years after complete tetralogy repair is described. No documentation in the literature ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bilfinger TV,Seifert FC,Vallone AM,Biancaniello TM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac rhabdomyoma (CR) is the most common cardiac tumor in newborns. Approximately 75% of cases are associated with tuberous sclerosis complex. Although these tumors usually spontaneously regress after 2 years of age, they can be life-threatening when they obstruct major cardiac inflow or outflow pathways. Everolimu...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Chang JS,Chiou PY,Yao SH,Chou IC,Lin CY

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rho-kinase (ROCK) belongs to the AGC (protein kinase A/protein kinase G/protein kinase C, PKA/PKG/PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases and is a major downstream effector of small GTPase RhoA. Rho-kinase is involved in a wide range of fundamental cellular functions such as contraction, adhesion, migration, and proli...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shi J,Zhang L,Wei L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is documented that exercise can increase serum cardiac troponins in adults and adolescents; however, there is a lack of related studies concerning the release of cardiac troponins in children. This study investigated the influence of table tennis training on cardiac biomarkers in children. Twenty-eight male childre...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ma G,Liu Y,Liu K

更新日期：2014-04-01 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 the fetus, the cardiac neural crest gives rise to both the thymus and the conotruncus of the heart. In newborn screening for severe T-cell lymphopenia neonates with congenital heart defects may be detected. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of T-cell lymphopenia in neonates with or without 22q11.2 delet...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Gul KA,Strand J,Pettersen RD,Brun H,Abrahamsen TG

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathoracic ventricular aneurysms and diverticula can be differentiated by several criteria. Contractility is the only reliable parameter: aneurysms expand, whereas diverticula contract during ventricular systole. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Krasemann T,Gehrmann J,Fenge H,Debus V,Loeser H,Vogt J

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetocardiographic mapping was performed on a 2-year-old boy who suffered from the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in association with a complex congenital heart defect. The pre-excitation site was determined noninvasively from the measured cardiac magnetic fields. The location was in the same anatomic region as foun...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Nenonen J,Rovamo L,Toivonen L,Ilmoniemi R,Järvinen A,Leiniö M,Montonen J,Nisula L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor in infants and children and is often associated with tuberous sclerosis. Surgical resection may be indicated and, if so, is usually curative. We describe a rhabdomyoma in an infant who presented with severe myocardial ischemia necessitating orthotopic heart transpla...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Demkow M,Sorensen K,Whitehead BF,Rees PG,Sullivan ID,Elliott MJ,de Leval MR

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left atrial tumor, diagnosed as myxoma at first investigation, was later demonstrated to be a malignant fibrosarcoma with myxoid change. Myxoma should be diagnosed and managed carefully because of its wide range of histopathologic features. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hishitani T,Ogawa K,Hoshino K,Kido S,Nakamura Y,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:Cardiac intervention remains controversial in patients with trisomy 13 and 18 and little is known about factors that may affect outcomes. The goal of this study was to evaluate preoperative factors and surgical approach with respect to outcomes in these patients. Patients with congenital heart disease and trisomy 13 o...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Peterson R,Calamur N,Fiore A,Huddleston C,Spence K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) complicated with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and an intact ventricular septum (IVS) often is therapy resistant and associated with an extremely poor prognosis. For this condition, opening of the ductus arteriosus (DA) by prostaglandin-E1 in conjunct...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Masutani S,Seki M,Taketazu M,Senzaki H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylous effusions frequently occur after cardiac surgery due to severe damage to the lymphatic system, thus indicating that the insertion of a chest tube may be necessary. Factor XIII (FXIII) is discussed as being essential for wound healing. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate whether the application ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Schroth M,Meißner U,Cesnjevar R,Weyand M,Singer H,Rascher W,Klinge J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For premature infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), it may be unclear when the burdens of treatment outweigh potential benefits. Parents may thus have to choose between comfort care at birth and medical stabilization until surgical repair is feasible. Better defined outcome data, including risk factors for mort...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lynema S,Fifer CG,Laventhal NT

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to measure and compare right ventricular (RV) function in normal infants and those with pulmonary hypertension (PHT) using the myocardial performance index (RVMPI) and to investigate the relationship between RV function and pulmonary artery pressure. METHODS:A case-control study measured RV...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Patel N,Mills JF,Cheung MM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00