Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Ven ...
This report describes a case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in a young white girl for whom transcatheter intervention successfully rep ...
Tako-Tsubo Syndrome in a 12-Yea ...
We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. She was successfully treated in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for acute ...
Autologous Right Pulmonary Arte ...
Left pulmonary artery (PA) originating from patent ductus arteriosus is an exceptionally rare variant of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary v ...
The Myocardium of Fetuses with ...
The observation that endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) can result from an immune response to maternal autoantibody deposition in the fetal myocardium ...
Successful Percutaneous Cardiac ...
We report the case of a patient with symptomatic heart failure referred after an unsuccessful attempt at cardiac resynchronization therapy. An occlu ...
Occlusion of Pulmonary Arteriov ...
An 8-year-old girl was referred because of frequent epistaxis and acrocyanosis. The family history showed that her father, aunt, uncle, and grandfat ...
Relationship of Pulmonary Arter ...
Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWp) as a surrogate for left atrial pressure (LAp) has been validated in patients with fully pulsatile two-ventric ...
Results From Extrapleural Clipp ...
Minithoracotomy for extrapleural closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in seriously ill patients offers a fast and less invasive alternative ...
Quality of Life Experienced by ...
This study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) experienced by adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and to determin ...
Establishment of Secondary Iron ...
Periodic blood transfusion can lead to secondary iron overload in patients with hematologic and oncologic diseases. Iron overload can result in iron ...
Thoracic Situs As an Indicator ...
Symmetry of bronchi, lung lobation, and atrial appendages is frequently found in patients with heterotaxy syndromes. To evaluate the reliability of ...
Laparoscopic-Assisted Retrieval ...
A 5-year-old boy born with a congenital heart defect had insertion of an epicardial pacemaker that was found on routine evaluation to have been disp ...
Anomalous Hepatic Vein Draining ...
A very rare anomaly of the hepatic vein is a single hepatic vein draining into the coronary sinus. This anomaly usually is related to the persistenc ...
Clinical Significance of Thromb ...
The univentricular heart after the Fontan operation may have a blind pouch formed by the pulmonary stump or rudimentary ventricle according to the ...
Prospective, Longitudinal Study ...
Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare disease that often occurs in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) who have undergone staged single-ventric ...
Murmur and Doppler Alternans in ...
Pulsus alternans is a well-recognized clinical entity in which alternating strong and weak pulses are detected. It usually is secondary to underlyin ...
Congenital Aorta Right Atrial F ...
A 12-year-old girl with a 4-year history of effort dyspnea and palpitations was referred to our institution for evaluation. Physical examination of ...
Retroaortic Coronary Artery: Po ...
Anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the opposite aortic sinus is an infrequently encountered clinical problem. Incidence of this abnormalit ...
Short-Term Outcomes of Acute Fu ...
Data on the clinical profile, echocardiographic findings, and outcome of acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM) in children from resource limited countri ...
Cardiac Lymphangioma in an Infa ...
A 1-year-old boy presented to the emergency room with respiratory distress and cyanosis. He was the first baby of healthy unrelated parents. Examina ...
Improvement of Cardiac Geometry ...
We report a pediatric case of successful cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for acute relapsed deterioration of dilated cardiomyopathy with car ...
Treatment of Acute Heart Failur ...
The clinical and hemodynamic effects of compassionate therapy with levosimendan were evaluated in a 14-year–old patient with end-stage renal disease ...
Influence of Chromosome 22q11.2 ...
One of the most common constitutional chromosomal abnormalities, 22q11.2 microdeletion (del22q 11.2) syndrome has diverse medical complications, suc ...
Early NT-proBNP Is Able to Pred ...
The objective of this study was to establish the potential utility of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the management of pate ...
Patients With Single-Ventricle ...
This study used a retrospective analysis of adults with single-ventricle physiology to ascertain the predictive power of cardiopulmonary stress-test ...