Isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum.

abstract：:Avoidance of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in patients awaiting heart transplantation (HTx) has been suggested to minimize the risk of allosensitization. Although recent studies have suggested that an immature immune system in younger HTx recipients may reduce risks associated with RBC transfusion, the role of age...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： McKee C,Tumin D,Alevriadou BR,Nicol KK,Yates AR,Hayes D Jr,Tobias JD

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：: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：:We report the placement of an implantable cardiac defibrillator as preventative treatment in a 2-year-old with long QT syndrome. ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Brachlow A,Bell M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M-mode and 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic imaging are routinely used to quantify left-ventricular (LV) size and function in pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The reproducibility of and correlation between these techniques are unknown. This analysis sought to compare interreader, intrareader, ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Lee CK,Margossian R,Sleeper LA,Canter CE,Chen S,Tani LY,Shirali G,Szwast A,Tierney ES,Campbell MJ,Golding F,Wang Y,Altmann K,Colan SD,Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Modifications of the Fontan operation can afford excellent palliation for many patients with a variety of forms of single ventricle. In properly selected patients who are good candidates, early and late survival can be as high as 95-97%. However, mortality is considerably higher for patients with risk factors for poor...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Driscoll DJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：: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：: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：:Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) and plastic bronchitis (PB) are major causes of long-term mortality after Fontan operation. The objective of this study was to determine early clinical risk factors before the onset of PLE and PB. In a cohort study, 106 Fontan patients between 2005 and 2013 were examined. A median of 5...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Unseld B,Stiller B,Borth-Bruhns T,du Bois F,Kroll J,Grohmann J,Fleck T

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：: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：: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：:Very young mammals have an impressive cardiac regeneration capacity. In contrast, cardiac regeneration is very limited in adult humans. The hearts of young children have a higher regenerative capacity compared with adults, as, for example, seen after surgical correction of an anomalous left coronary artery arising fro...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Rupp S,Schranz D

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Pheochromocytoma is a rare disease, which often presents a diagnostic challenge due to a variable symptom presentation complex. We report the case of a child who presented with isolated symptoms of palpitations and was found to have junctional tachycardia with subsequent development of cardiomyopathy. Further evaluati...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Kim JJ,Valdes SO,Kertesz NJ,Cannon BC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses the historical aspects, current state of the art, and potential future advances in the areas of nomenclature and databases for congenital heart disease. Five areas will be reviewed: (1) common language = nomenclature, (2) mechanism of data collection (database or registry) with an established uni...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Jacobs JP,Mavroudis C,Jacobs ML,Maruszewski B,Tchervenkov CI,Lacour-Gayet FG,Clarke DR,Gaynor JW,Spray TL,Kurosawa H,Stellin G,Ebels T,Bacha EA,Walters HL 3rd,Elliott MJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with anomalies of the heart frequently suffer from arrhythmias that either are associated with a congenital heart defect or result from the course of the disease. For most of the bradyarrhythmias, appropriate timing of the initiation of treatment is more challenging than its eventual execution. In the case of...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hebe J,Hansen P,Ouyang F,Volkmer M,Kuck KH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular (RV) pacing can be associated with impairment of left ventricular (LV) function due to electrical dyssynchrony and myocardial remodeling (Janousek et al. in J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 15:470-474, 2004). RV-pacing induced ventricular dysfunction is reversible by techniques such as biventricular pacin...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Garg S,Balaji S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-year-old child who had had palliative surgery as a neonate for an absent right atrioventricular connection and double-inlet ventricle was shown to be developmentally retarded. Trisomy for the short arm of chromosome 8 was demonstrated, resulting from a familial 8:13 translocation, with a high risk of recurrence....

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Burn J,Baraitser M,Hughes DT,Saldana-Garcia P,Taylor JF

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylothorax is a well-described complication after cardiothoracic surgery in children. Medical nutritional therapy for chylothorax includes medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) formulas and reduction in enteral long-chain triglyceride intake to reduce chyle production. Human milk is usually eliminated from the diet of infa...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Fogg KL,DellaValle DM,Buckley JR,Graham EM,Zyblewski SC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although liver fibrosis causes significant morbidity in the late postoperative period of the Fontan procedure, the diagnostic value of hyaluronic acid (HA), a serum marker of liver fibrosis, has not been established in Fontan patients. The purpose of this study was to determine whether increased serum HA concentration...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Hayashi T,Inuzuka R,Shindo T,Hirata Y,Shimizu N,Oka A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) is commonly associated with both congenital heart disease (CHD) and immunologic abnormalities. While CHD may prompt consideration for heart transplantation (HTx), little is known about HTx management or outcomes in this group. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum of patients with ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Woolman P,Bearl DW,Soslow JH,Dodd DA,Thurm C,Hall M,Feingold B,Godown J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital anomaly that can be complicated by endocarditis, myocardial infarction, or coronary aneurysms. This article reviews the clinical characteristics and surgical outcome of 10 patients with CAF in Rajae Heart Center. From 1990 to 2000, 10 patients (age, 6 months to 15 yea...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Malekahmadi M,Shahmohammadi A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortopulmonary window coexisting with tetralogy of Fallot (TF) was prospectively diagnosed by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography and Doppler in an 18-month-old boy; the diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography. Surgical correction was performed, but the patient died in the operating ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Carminati M,Borghi A,Valsecchi O,Quattrociocchi M,Balduzzi A,Rusconi P,Russo MG,Festa P,Preda L,Tiraboschi R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2100-g neonate underwent a two-ventricular surgical repair of a right ventricle-dominant unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect associated with the heterotaxy syndrome and sinus node dysfunction. Postoperative congestive heart failure persisted despite bradycardia management by temporary ventricular pacing. Spect...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Liske MR,Duffy CE,Gidding SS,Rocchini AP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As our ability to diagnosis cardiomyopathy matures and genetic testing becomes more widespread, there has been an increase in the number of children followed for cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this study was to compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between children with cardiomyopathy and healthy controls and...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Friess MR,Marino BS,Cassedy A,Wilmot I,Jefferies JL,Lorts A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to understand the scope of pediatric heart failure (HF) and the current staffing environment of HF programs. An online survey was distributed to members of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study and the Pediatric Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. All participants ...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Auerbach SR,Everitt MD,Butts RJ,Rosenthal DN,Law YM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Norwood procedure with a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) is the first of the three-stage surgical palliation for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. We report a patient with schistocytic hemolytic anemia that developed following a right MBTS with a Gore-Tex graft. Hemolysis associated with a MBTS h...

journal_title：Pediatric cardiology

authors： Ryerson LM,Wechsler SB,Ohye RG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00