Epicardial Pacemaker in Neonates and Infants: Is There a Relationship Between Patient Size, Device Size, and Wound Complicatıon?

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between clinical factors and cardiac function as measured by pressure-volume loops (PVLs) in a pediatric heart transplant cohort. METHODS:Patients (age < 20 years) who underwent heart transplantation presenting for a clinically indicated catheter...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Schroeder LW,Chowdhury SM,Burnette AL,Kavarana MN,Hamilton Baker G,Savage AJ,Atz AM,Butts RJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in ventricular geometry are often seen in patients with right ventricular hypertension secondary to pulmonary hypertension (PH). Progressive systolic bowing of the inter-ventricular septum occurs with increasing right ventricular pressure (RVp) and can be quantified with the left ventricular end-systolic eccen...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Averin K,Michelfelder E,Sticka J,Cash M,Hirsch R

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little has been published about specific problems that may occur during long-distance transports of newborn cardiac patients. During a 4-year period after centralization of pediatric heart surgery in Sweden, 286 transports were prospectively investigated. A majority (77.3%) of the transports were carried out by nonspe...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hellström-Westas L,Hanséus K,Jögi P,Lundström NR,Svenningsen N

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile disease of unknown etiology that develops in children and is sometimes accompanied by myocardial dysfunction and systemic vasculitis. However, myocardial repolarization lability has not yet been fully investigated. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate myocardial r...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kuriki M,Fujino M,Tanaka K,Horio K,Kusuki H,Hosoi M,Eryu Y,Kato T,Yamazaki T,Hata T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with complex cardiac malformations and cardiac conduction system abnormalities. Those with right atrial isomerism (RAI) have dual sinus nodes and dual atrioventricular nodes predisposing them to supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Those with left atrial isomerism (LAI) lack a...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ozawa Y,Asakai H,Shiraga K,Shindo T,Hirata Y,Hirata Y,Inuzuka R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation. The incidence of left ventricular diverticulum is reported to be 0.05% of all congenital heart malformations. This case series comprised three infants with the diagnosis of congenital left ventricular diverticulum determined by echocardiography. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Yang H,Zhu Q,Chen J,Guo N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene with plasma homocysteine (HCY) level and offspring congenital heart diseases (CHDs). 338 mothers with offspring CHDs as case group and 306 mothers of normal ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Shi H,Yang S,Lin N,Huang P,Yu R,Chen M,Wang L,Jiang Z,Sun X

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of pulmonary regurgitation (PR), pulmonary flow distribution, and ventricular function is important for clinical surveillance in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the established reference, but cost, test duration, and patient discomfort are potential limitat...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： House AV,Muthurangu V,Spanel AJ,Danford DA,Mir B,Schuster A,Hsu H,Kutty S

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Ischemic myocardial damage was identified as a complicating feature in the clinical course of 12 newborn infants who died in congestive failure with cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Electrocardiograms of 11 patients showed signs of chamber hypertrophy and T wave and ST segment features of varying degree compatible...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Jedeikin R,Rowe RD,Freedom RM,Olley PM,Gillan JE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of obesity in long-term survivors with complex congenital heart disease may be increasing, and little is known about the timing and onset of weight gain and growth patterns in these high-risk patients. Prevalence rates of overweight/obesity and longitudinal changes in body mass index (BMI) with age were...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Chung ST,Hong B,Patterson L,Petit CJ,Ham JN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, revolutionary advances in ultrasound imaging technology have allowed the study of the evolution of congenital heart disease during fetal life. The frustration arising from watching the prenatal progression of severe semilunar valve obstructions and therapy-refractory fetal arrhythmias has prompte...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kohl T

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) is often resistant to medical therapy, with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) being a preferred treatment option. Three-dimensional (3-D) electroanatomic mapping was introduced as a tool for improved substrate localization, although there are no published data with this technology in pedia...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Cummings RM,Mahle WT,Strieper MJ,Campbell RM,Costello L,Balfour V,Burchfield A,Frias PA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebrate heart is innervated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the peripheral autonomic nervous system, which regulates its contractile rate and force. Understanding the mechanisms that control sympathetic neuronal growth, differentiation, and innervation of the heart may provide insight into ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Vincentz JW,Rubart M,Firulli AB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to evaluate the hemodynamic status of children admitted to the intensive care unit, using suprasternal and transesophageal Doppler ultrasound, and to establish a suitable noninvasive technique to monitor trends in cardiac output in critically ill children. Twenty children were studied over a p...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mohan UR,Britto J,Habibi P,de MC,Nadel S

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：:The patient safety movement and human factors studies are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday clinical practice. Pediatric cardiac surgery is a high-risk field that is very much dependent on safe practices and continuous research into improvement of outcomes. This article reviews the main research fram...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bacha EA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case report describes a 9-year-old boy who presented with an acute cerebrovascular accident and was found to have cardiac tamponade caused by cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. Symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma can be indolent and nonspecific, even with metastatic disease. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ashraf T,Day TG,Marek J,Hughes M,Giardini A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ruptured sinus Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot is a very rare cardiac complication. This report describes the case of a 10-year-old Hispanic girl who presented to her cardiologist for a routine transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), which showed a ruptured sinus of Valsalva, with left-to-r...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Mithani AA,Polimenakos AC,Santucci BA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the technical aspects of atrial septal defect (ASD) closure using the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) and the Gore Helex septal occluder (GHSO) for infants weighing less than 8 kg and to determine the safety, effectiveness, and near-to-intermediate-term outcome of the closure. The Mid-Atlant...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Bishnoi RN,Everett AD,Ringel RE,Owada CY,Holzer RJ,Chisolm JL,Radtke WA,Scott Lim D,Rhodes JF Jr,Coulson JD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart defect (CHD) represents the most prevalent birth defect, and accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality in humans. Aggregating evidence demonstrates the genetic basis for CHD. However, CHD is a heterogeneous disease, and the genetic determinants underlying CHD in most patients remain unknown. In...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lu CX,Wang W,Wang Q,Liu XY,Yang YQ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening with portable echocardiography has uncovered a large burden of latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among asymptomatic children in endemic regions, the significance of which remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the 2-year outcomes for children with latent RHD diagnosed by echocardiographic screenin...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Beaton A,Okello E,Aliku T,Lubega S,Lwabi P,Mondo C,McCarter R,Sable C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the coronary flow reserve in a 13-year-old girl with the rare anomaly of an absent left circumflex coronary artery. Although the coronary flow volume of the right coronary artery was at the same level as that of the left anterior descending coronary artery, the coronary flow reserve of the patient's right ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Itoi T,Oka T,Hamaoka K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasculopathy has been identified in young individuals with Turner syndrome (TS). No studies in young individuals with TS have investigated whether this vasculopathy progresses over time. The objective of this study is to describe the changes in vasculopathy over time in a cohort of young individuals with TS. Repeat ul...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Blunden CE,Urbina EM,Lawson SA,Gutmark-Little I,Shah AS,Khoury PR,Backeljauw PF

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and cardiac catheterization are useful adjuncts to echocardiography for delineating cardiovascular anatomy in pediatric patients. These studies require ionizing radiation, and it is paramount to understand the amount of radiation pediatric patients receive when these tests are pe...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Watson TG,Mah E,Joseph Schoepf U,King L,Huda W,Hlavacek AM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balloon angioplasty for native coarctation of the aorta in infants and children is gaining acceptance as an alternative to surgery in discrete membranous obstruction. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and intermediate-term effectiveness and safety of balloon angioplasty in infants and children with dis...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Massoud Iel S,Farghly HE,Abdul-Monem A,Botros N,Kassem A,Magraby AE,Dawood A,Abdul-Hakam M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate school-age developmental and educational outcomes for children with and without a cardiac procedure in the first year of life to improve understanding of longer-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children who have had a cardiac procedure for congenital heart disease, the most ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lawley CM,Winlaw DS,Sholler GF,Martin A,Badawi N,Walker K,Nassar N,Lain SJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Operative survival after the Norwood procedure has significantly improved during the past 10 years. However, there remains attrition among Norwood survivors before reaching planned second-stage palliation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate potential risk factors for interstage mortality among Norwood survivors...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Simsic JM,Bradley SM,Stroud MR,Atz AM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00