abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the knowledge and attitudes of anesthesia providers in relation to the care of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients presenting for noncardiac surgery. DESIGN/SETTING:A novel survey was designed and administered to 168 anesthesiologists across a single academic department in a range of pr...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Maxwell BG,Williams GD,Ramamoorthy C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that is used frequently for short-term sedation in children. It has been noted to cause hypertension, hypotension, bradycardia, and sinus pauses; however, QTc prolongation has not been reported with dexmedetomidine administration. We describe a case of marked Q...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Burns KM,Greene EA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of spontaneous closure of a fistula between the left coronary artery and the right ventricle (RV) within a few days of newborn period. A 14-day-old male newborn was referred to our clinic for investigation of tachypnea and cardiac murmur. A color flow Doppler echocardiography revealed turbulent ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Yilmazer MM,Demir F,Yolbaş I,Bilici M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While right ventricle to pulmonary artery homograft is the surgical procedure of choice for relieving right ventricle outflow tract obstruction; it is limited by the need for multiple surgical replacements owing to progressive conduit obstruction, valve dysfunction, or patient growth. Since January 2010, percutaneous ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bhat DP,Forbes TJ,Aggarwal S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Singleton pregnancy in patients with single ventricle after the Fontan operation has been reported with significant offspring and maternal complications. We report a twin pregnancy and premature delivery, in a patient following the Fontan operation. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Nir A,Elchalal U,Hammerman C,Rein AJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robust risk-adjustment algorithms are often necessary if data from clinical registries is to be used to compare rates of important clinical outcomes between participating centers. Although such algorithms have been successfully developed for surgical and catheter-based cardiac interventions in children, outc...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Triedman JK,Pfeiffer P,Berman A,Blaufox AD,Cannon BC,Fish FA,Perry J,Pflaumer A,Seslar SP,Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) MAP-IT Taskforce.

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate interpretation of a screening test's validity poses a challenge to the clinician. The purpose of this review is to revisit the terms sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio, and pre- and posttest probability and their application to the clinical setting. For illustration, we use a recently published art...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bolin E,Lam W

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crisscross heart is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which systemic and pulmonary venous streams cross without mixing at atrioventricular level. We report a case of crisscross heart with tricuspid atresia, double outlet right ventricle, and pulmonary stenosis, which was diagnosed prenatally. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Ayabakan C,Binnetoğlu K,Sarısoy Ö,Tokel K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aims to assess whether the increasing use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in place of diagnostic cardiac catheterization in the management of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease has had an impact on pediatric cardiac care. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of data was used. S...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Heathfield E,Hussain T,Qureshi S,Valverde I,Witter T,Douiri A,Bell A,Beerbaum P,Razavi R,Greil GF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The surgical management of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) offers a great challenge, with a large number of anomalies with complex pathophysiology necessitating specific treatments. Pre- and postoperative morbidity has been relatively high, and the influencing factors are not completely identified...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Nozohoor S,Gustafsson R,Kallonen J,Sjögren J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The right ventricle (RV) supports the systemic circulation in patients who have had an intraatrial repair of transposition of the great arteries or have congenitally corrected transposition. There is concern about the ability of a systemic RV to support the additional volume load of pregnancy, and previous...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bowater SE,Selman TJ,Hudsmith LE,Clift PF,Thompson PJ,Thorne SA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect. Advances in surgical technique and postoperative care have improved survival which is now very good. Patients now face long-term morbidities such as reduced exercise tolerance and arrthymias. Cardiologists caring for these patients are confronted...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Hill G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In medical literature, few cases of Rasmussen's aneurysm have been reported until now, and to the best of our knowledge, there has been no description of a case of Rasmussen's aneurysm in childhood. The child described in the case report had a restrictive cardiomyopathy, complicated by pulmonary hypertension, in assoc...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gesuete V,Corzani A,Bronzetti G,Lovato L,Picchio FM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old patient with a window type of patent ductus arteriosus and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis is reported for its rarity. The pitfalls in the diagnosis and surgical management of this condition are discussed. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Talwar S,Upadhyay M,Ramakrishnan S,Gharade P,Choudhary SK,Airan B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a simple technique for chest wall reconstruction in pentalogy of Cantrell using split-thickness cartilage grafts. This technique provides a robust reconstruction, gives immediate and excellent cosmetic results, allows for skeletal and tissue growth, and avoids the use of synthetic material. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Grudziak J,Kogon B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex condition with a broad range of etiologies that result in a common outcome--elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. For the pediatric cardiologist, this entity provides a manifest demonstration of the interrelationship of cardiac and pulmonary physiology. A thoughtful approach mu...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kyle WB

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 51-year-old patient with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome after percutaneous closure of a secundum atrial septal defect, an unusual complication of this modality of treatment. Echocardiography, the main diagnostic technique in the present case, showed that one of the percutaneous device's rims was fixed to t...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gomez-Rubin MC,Ruiz-Cantador J,Polo L,Lopez-Fernandez T,Gonzalez A,Oliver JM,Lopez-Sendon JL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency state in patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease can mimic as well as aggravate hyperviscosity symptoms. Correction of iron deficiency in these cases is expected to improve symptoms. We report an unexpected occurrence of refractory cyanotic spell in a child with tetralogy of Fallot due to throm...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gupta SK,Saxena A,Anil OM,Bisoi AK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:  The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the AZUR hydrogel-polymer coated platinum coil (hydrocoil) for vascular occlusion in patients with congenital cardiovascular disease (CCVD). DESIGN:  Retrospective case review. PATIENTS:  Eight patients with CCVD who underwent attemp...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Goldstein BH,Aiyagari R,Bocks ML,Armstrong AK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of pulmonary artery branches (particularly the left pulmonary artery) from the ascending aorta is a rare condition. We detected prominent hypoplasia of the main and right pulmonary arteries in a 3.5-month-old 3.7 kg female infant who had tetralogy of Fallot with origin of the left pulmonary artery in the as...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Saritas T,Erdem A,Karaci AR,Demir F,Celebi A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is pandemic in Western society. Currently, approximately 100 million Americans are overweight (body mass index > 25 kg/m2) or obese (body mass index > 30 kg/m2). The pandemic is largely attributable to the relatively recent (from an evolutionary perspective) adoption of a sedentary lifestyle, coupled with the ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Lopez KN,Knudson JD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy and ventricular noncompaction have been reported in association with deletion 1p36 syndrome. Previous descriptions include echocardiographic and/or gross pathologic descriptions. There are no previous reports of microscopic findings. We report a case with descriptions of echocardiographic, gross...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Pearce FB,Litovsky SH,Dabal RJ,Robin N,Dure LJ,George JF,Kirklin JK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scimitar syndrome is characterized by anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of a part or the whole of the right lung into the inferior vena cava (IVC). It is extremely uncommon in scimitar syndrome for the pulmonary veins to drain anomalously to a site other than the IVC. The following case report describes an otherwise...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kotecha MK,Krishnamanohar SR,Kumar RS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated left ventricular (LV) apical hypoplasia is a recently described congenital abnormality characterized by: (1) a truncated and spherical LV configuration with rightward bulging of the interventricular septum, (2) deficiency of the myocardium within the LV apex with adipose tissue infiltrating the apex, (3) orig...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Vanhecke TE,Decker J,Leonowicz N,Chinnaiyan KM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate functional health status among adults previously operated for aortic coarctation (CoA) compared with healthy subjects; to assess the influence of medication and exercise capacity on patients' functional health. DESIGN:Questionnaire-based investigation among 119 patients who underwent surgical...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Pedersen TA,Røpcke DM,Hjortdal VE

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intraatrial Mustard baffle repair of dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is vulnerable to complications, typically obstruction and leaks. Because patients often require pacemakers or intracardiac electrophysiology studies (EPS)/ablation for arrhythmias, narrowed or obstructed baffles restrict c...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Patel S,Shah D,Chintala K,Karpawich PP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyponatremia (HN) is relatively common in adults with congenital heart disease and is a powerful predictor of mortality. However, the precise relationship of HN to the Fontan pathophysiology remains unknown. PURPOSE:Our study aimed to clarify the association of HN to the Fontan pathophysiology. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Ohuchi H,Negishi J,Ono S,Miyake A,Toyota N,Tamaki W,Miyazaki A,Yamada O

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report reviewing the presentation and clinical course of a patient diagnosed with abdominal aortic atresia at the level caudal to the superior mesenteric artery. Patients with abdominal aortic atresia need to be evaluated for associated underlying syndromes or diseases. Although the prognosis for this d...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Brown J,Shehata BM,Campbell R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the prevalence of obesity continues to increase, it now includes the growing number of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). This particular obese patient population may pose additional intraoperative as well as postoperative challenges that may contribute to poor outcomes. Our aims were to determ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Zaidi AN,Bauer JA,Michalsky MP,Olshove V,Boettner B,Phillips A,Cook SC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 3-year-old male who underwent transcatheter stent fenestration of the inferior portion of an extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection in the setting of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Transhepatic approach, following an unsuccessful attempt from the femoral vein facilitated delivery of a diabolo-sha...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kenny D,McMahon C,Walsh KP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old female with no medical history presented to the emergency room with 2 weeks of rapidly worsening dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, and cough. On cardiac auscultation, she was noted to have to-and-fro murmurs and a continuous murmur with signs of right heart failure. Echocardiographic images obtained showed...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Yang EH,Rawal M,Pillutla P,Criley JM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Published case reports suggest that congenital portosystemic venous connections (PSVC) and other abdominal venous anomalies may be relatively frequent and potentially important in patients with polysplenia syndrome. Our objective was to investigate the frequency and range of portal and other abdominal systemi...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： McElhinney DB,Marx GR,Newburger JW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brugada syndrome is an arrhythmogenic disease characterized by a pattern of ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads on an electrocardiogram with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. It is primarily reported in adults with limited data about the prevalence, prognosis, and long-term management in childr...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Zaidi AN

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To outline the etiology, clinical course, short-term survival to discharge and neurological outcome of infants (<1 yr) with new cardiac diagnoses presenting to a pediatric intensive care (PICU) unit with acute cardiac compromise. METHODS:Retrospective search of a computerized database and medical case notes for a...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Dhandayuthapani G,Chakrabarti S,Ranasinghe A,Hunt L,Grant D,Martin RP,Kenny D

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Physician decisions drive most of the increases in health care expenditures, yet virtually no published literature has sought to understand the types of evidence used by physicians as they make decisions in real time. METHODS:Ten pediatric cardiologists recorded every clinically significant decision made ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Darst JR,Newburger JW,Resch S,Rathod RH,Lock JE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a steady rise in the prevalence of severe congenital heart disease (CHD) in adults because of improved treatment and survival during childhood. This has resulted in a shift in CHD morbidity and mortality beyond 18 years of age. The healthcare community must be prepared to meet this new challenge. Adult ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kalra N,Klewer SE,Raasch H,Sorrell VL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND; Several studies have demonstrated the utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the months following cardiac transplant. The purpose of this study was to analyze longitudinal BNP data in pediatric cardiac transplant patients and determine the efficacy of BNP in routine follow-up of transplan...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bramlet M,Moore R,Murphy D,Caldwell R,Darragh R,Schamberger M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The neurodevelopmental outcome of children with repaired congenital heart defect has risen in importance with improved survival. This study compares neurodevelopmental outcomes of children who had CHD with single ventricle physiology with those who had CHD with two-ventricle physiology. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Hoskoppal A,Roberts H,Kugler J,Duncan K,Needelman H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare, but serious complication in single ventricle patients after Fontan palliation, and is associated with a 5-year mortality of 46%. We describe a patient with PLE after Fontan palliation who achieved remission with high-dose spironolactone (an aldosterone antagonist), but had t...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Grattan MJ,McCrindle BW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 30 year-old male with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, atrial, and ventricular septal defects (VSD), and pulmonary stenosis. He previously underwent three palliative surgical procedures before undergoing intracardiac repair at age 20 with a left ventricular to pulmona...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Aboulhosn J,Levi D,Sopher M,Johnson A,Child JS,Laks H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00