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Resting heart rate and excessive heart rate increase during pre-exercise mental stress: which one predicts mortality? Reply
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Source: European Heart Journal - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jouven, X. Tags: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Source Type: journals
Coronary sequelae of mitral stenosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: European Heart Journal - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wiedemann, S., Stolte, D., Simonis, G. Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS Source Type: journals
Over-Consumption Of Selenium Can Increase CholesterolEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study from the University of Warwick has discovered taking too much of the essential mineral selenium in your diet can increase your cholesterol by almost 10%. Selenium is a trace essential mineral with anti-oxidant properties. The body naturally absorbs selenium from foods such as vegetables, meat and seafood. However, when the balance is altered and the body absorbs too much selenium, such as through taking selenium supplements, it can have adverse affects.
Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
Should transesophageal echocardiography be done in all patients who underwent catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation? A case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical CorrespondenceDOI 10.1007/s00392-009-0091-4Authors
Manuela Frühauf, University of Leipzig Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Strümpellstrasse 39 04289 Leipzig GermanyCharlotte Eitel, University of Leipzig Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Strümpellstrasse 39 04289 Leipzig GermanyAndreas Bollmann, University of Leipzig Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Strümpellstrasse 39 04289 Leipzig GermanyChristopher Piorkowski, University of Leipzig Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Strümpellstrasse 39 04289 Leipzig GermanyUlrike Wetze...
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Clinical Research in Cardiology Source Type: journals
Impact of Palivizumab on RSV Hospitalizations for Children with Hemodynamically Significant Congenital Heart DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of palivizumab prophylaxis on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations
among children with hemodynamically significant congenital heart disease (CHD). In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) revised the bronchiolitis policy statement and recommended the use of palivizumab in children <24 months old with hemodynamically
significant CHD (HS-CHD). California statewide hospital discharge data from years 2000–2002 (pre-AAP policy revision) were
compared to those from years 2004–2006 (post-AAP policy revision). Hospitalizations due to...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Beat-to-Beat QT Interval Dynamics and Variability in Familial DysautonomiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, most QT dynamics parameters in patients with FD are similar to that of normal controls. Nevertheless,
FD patients have significantly higher QTVN, which might indicate higher risk for ventricular arrhythmias.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00246-009-9575-2Authors
Udi Nussinovitch, Tel Aviv University Department of Internal Medicine B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv IsraelUriel Katz, Tel Aviv University Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Me...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
GATA4 Mutations in Chinese Patients with Congenital Cardiac Septal DefectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The object of the study was to elucidate the mutations of the GATA4 gene in Han ancestry patients with congenital cardiac septal defects. Fifty Han ancestry patients with sporadic and familial
cardiac septal defects and 200 normal subjects of the same ethnical background were studied. A total of six exons and the
intron–exon boundaries of GATA4 were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The PCR products were purified and directly sequenced with an ABI PRISM
3730 Automatic DNA sequencer. Two novel heterozygous mutations were discovered in the GATA4 gene in five children with cardiac septal d...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Cerebral Hemodynamics in the Presence of Decreased Systemic Venous Compliance in Patients with Fontan Physiology May Limit Anaerobic Exercise CapacityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Patients who have had the Fontan procedure report poor exercise performance. Fontan subjects can tolerate a higher level of
sub maximal activity than might be anticipated from Vo
2, suggesting a different mechanism of exercise limitation. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides a non-invasive, continuous
method to monitor regional tissue oxygenation (rSO2) and thereby a window into regional oxygen supply–demand relationships.
We hypothesized that Fontan patients would have altered rSO2 trends from normal population that might reflect the mechanisms
of exercise limitation. All the patients with...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Initial Experience with Levosimendan Infusion for Preoperative Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s00246-009-9571-6Authors
Luca Di Chiara, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia/Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Piazza S.Onofrio 00100 Rome ItalyZaccaria Ricci, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia/Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Piazza S.Onofrio 00100 Rome ItalyCristiana Garisto, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia/Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediat...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Cardiac Isoform of Alpha 2 Macroglobulin: A Marker of Cardiac Involvement in Pediatric HIV and AIDSEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Cardiac involvement in children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is known
but less often considered. Our objectives were to determine cardiac manifestations in pediatric HIV/AIDS and estimate the
cardiac isoform of alpha-2 macroglobulin [CA2M] among them. We recruited 67 pediatric HIV/AIDS patients, 37 with cardiac involvement
(group A) and 30 without (group B); 30 cardiac patients without HIV infection (group C); and 30 healthy control subjects without
any comorbid illness (group D). Their sociodemographic and clinical information were collected alo...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Serial Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Previous Fontan SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, although the exercise function of previous Fontan patients tends to decline during late
adolescence, it appears to stabilize during early adulthood.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00246-009-9580-5Authors
Susan M. Fernandes, Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiology Boston MA 02115 USADoff B. McElhinney, Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiology Boston MA 02115 USAPaul Khairy, Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiology Boston MA 02115 USADionne A. Graham, Children’s Hospital Department of Cardiology Boston MA 02115 USAMichael J. Landzberg, Children’s ...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Postnatal Course of Hypoplastic Left Heart Complex and Restrictive Foramen OvaleEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report describes a unique case of this complex with a retrograde flow
to the ascending aorta and a restrictive foramen ovale at birth in which the patient ultimately underwent biventricular repair
after transient pulmonary congestion and full reversal of aortic and ductal flow.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s00246-009-9563-6Authors
Koa Hosoki, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics 2-174 Edobashi Tsu City Mie Pref 514-8507 JapanYoshihide Mitani, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics 2-174 Edobashi Tsu City Mie Pref 514-8507...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Heart Rate Variability in Children with Exercise-Induced Idiopathic Ventricular ArrhythmiasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are common pediatric rhythm disorders requiring comprehensive laboratory evaluation. Although
usually idiopathic, implying a benign character and favorable prognosis, the initial clinical approach is still not established
in all cases. Considering their prognostic significance, exercise-induced (precipitated or aggravated) VAs usually require
additional diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up. A number of reports have presented experimental and clinical evidence that
increased sympathetic activity can initiate, or at least facilitate, VAs. Recent data highlight the relati...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Late Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Congenital Heart Disease Patients Without Original Congenital Pulmonary Valve PathologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report describes
five cases of patients with a history of congenital heart surgery but no congenital pulmonary valve pathology who required
pulmonary valve replacement due to the consequences of prolonged pulmonary regurgitation. Although pulmonary regurgitation
may be well tolerated for many years, it is further evidence for the importance of close follow-up assessment and monitoring
of young adults with congenital heart disease.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00246-009-9574-3Authors
Brian E. Kogon, Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Div...
Source: Pediatric Cardiology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: journals
Mechanisms of Myocyte Cytotoxicity Induced by the Multikinase Inhibitor Sorafenib.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, given the extreme lack of kinase selectivity that sorafenib exhibits, it is likely that inhibition of kinases other than RAF, or combinations of kinases, contributes to the cardiotoxic effects of sorafenib.
PMID: 19915982 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cardiovascular Toxicology - November 14, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hasinoff BB, Patel D Tags: Cardiovasc Toxicol Source Type: journals
George C. Sutton, Kanu Chatterjee: Heart failure: current clinical understandingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s10741-009-9155-9Authors
Sidney Goldstein, Wayne State University Detroit MI USA
Journal Heart Failure ReviewsOnline ISSN 1573-7322Print ISSN 1382-4147
Source: Heart Failure Reviews - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Heart Failure Reviews Source Type: journals
Protective Effects of Lycopene against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Injury and Apoptosis in Human Endothelial CellsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Lycopene can decrease the oxidative injury of endothelial cells induced by H2O2, can attenuate the expression of p53 and caspase-3 mRNA in injured cells, and can diminish the apoptosis of injured cells.
These findings possibly explain in part why lycopene can prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10557-009-6206-3Authors
XiangYu Tang, Fujian Medical University and Fujian Provincial Institute of Coronary Disease Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital Fuzhou Fujian China 350001XiangDong Yang, University of South China Institute of cardiovas...
Source: Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy Source Type: journals
NIH funds Rice/THI research into MRI tracking of stem cellsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute of Health (NIH) has given researchers at Rice University and the Texas Heart Institute (THI) $1 million to refine MRI technology in such a way as to make it sensitive enough to help guide adult stem cells to repair damaged hearts.
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
VisEn debuts new fluorescent imaging agentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Imaging company VisEn Medical announced last week the launch of its Cat B 750 FAST fluorescent imaging agent for measuring and monitoring cathepsin B activity associated with disease progression and therapeutic response in vivo.
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Hip fracture a significant concern in HF patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hip fracture is particularly common and a significant cause of mortality in heart failure patients, US researchers have found.
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Comparative Trends in Guidelines Adherence Among Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Treated with Invasive Versus Conservative Management StrategiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Are these patients still more likely to be treated by the book when treatment involves revascularization? American Heart Journal
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: info
Adult Stature and Diabetes Complications in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: The FinnDiane Study and the Diabetes Control and Complications TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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What is the correlation between height and the development of microvascular complications in patients with Type 1 diabetes? Diabetes
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: info
'Gluing' The Breastbone Together After Open-Heart SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a state-of-the-art adhesive that rapidly bonds to bone and accelerates the recovery process. "We can now heal the breastbone in hours instead of weeks after open-heart surgery. Patients can make a full recovery after surgery and get back to full physical activities in days instead of months," reports Dr. Paul W.M.
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
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Increasing calorie intake is not the answer
Source: BHF National News - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: consumer
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol; +63 new citationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Doctors' Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure In Kids With Kidney DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that many CKD children are not appropriately treated for hypertension, which puts them at serious risk of developing heart disease.
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news
Role Of Statins In Reducing H1N1 Mortality Rates StudiedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths. Gordon Bernard, M.D., associate vice-chancellor for Research at Vanderbilt and a critical care pulmonologist, believes statins may reduce flu-related deaths in the intensive care unit by as much as half.
Source: Statins News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Journal Scan: Long-Term Prognostic Value of ST-Segment Resolution in Patients Treated With Fibrinolysis or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results From the DANAMI-2 (DANish trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction-2) (J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;54:1763-1769.)Email this article to a colleague.
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In the DANAMI-2 substudy, including 1,421 patients, the ST-segment elevation at baseline, preintervention, 90 minutes, and 4 hours was assessed. The ST-segment resolution was grouped as follows: 1) complete ≥70%; 2) partial 30% to
Source: Cardiosource - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: organizations
New Center For Cardiac Safety And Innovation Launched By URMCEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has announced the creation of a new center that will assist researchers studying the electrical activity of the heart with the goal of improving drug safety, understanding cardiac arrhythmias, and developing new electrocardiograph technologies. The Center for Quantitative Electrocardiology and Cardiac Safety - funded by a $2.
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart Transplant Recipient Presents Gold Medal To Her CardiologistEmail this article to a colleague.
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University of Virginia Health System patient Anne Kirchmeir has added new meaning to the expression, "heart of gold." During a recent visit to UVA Medical Center, Kirchmeir surprised her cardiologist, James Bergin, M.D., with a gift - one of the three gold medals she won during track events at this summer's World Transplant Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/13/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/13/2009
Source: MedicineNet Cholesterol General - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: consumer
Demographics, health risks drive geographic healthcare spending varianceEmail this article to a colleague.
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As U.S. healthcare costs inflate, factors such as insurance status, demographics and increased patient health risk must be investigated when defining ways to realign healthcare spending, according to a report released by the American Hospital Association this week.
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Defibrillator Implantation in the Elderly: Patients Are Older, But Are Physicians Wiser?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: STEVEN M. MARKOWITZ Source Type: journals
Evaluation of a Bifurcation Drug-Eluting Stent System versus Provisional T-Stenting in a Perfused Synthetic Coronary Artery ModelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: The Xience Side Branch Access DES is a viable device for consistently accessing coronary bifurcation lesions; it allows for easy wire access into the side branch. This may assist the operator in overcoming those well-recognized limitations associated with use of standard one- or two-stent strategies. In this perfused synthetic coronary model, Xience SBA deployment required less contrast usage and shorter fluoroscopy times. Further testing of this device is warranted. (J Interven Cardiol 2009;**:1[ndash]10)
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: DAVID G. RIZIK, JOSEPH M. KLAG, ALAN TENAGLIA, THOMAS R. HATTEN, MARIANNE BARNHART, BORIS WARNACK Source Type: journals
CVN: Heart MinuteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Heart Minute: Sleep Apnea and Arrhythmias
Source: Cardiosource - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: organizations
Late Presenters with Dextro-transposition of Great Arteries and Intact Ventricular Septum: To Train or Not to Train the Left Ventricle for Arterial Switch Operation?Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. Late presenters with d-TGA/IVS, who have LV collapse on echocardiography and/or a LV/SP ratio
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Noor Mohamed Parker, Muhammed Zuhdi, Amjad Kouatli, Ghassan Baslaim Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Acute Interventions for Stenosed Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Conduit Following the Right-Sided Modification of Norwood-Sano ProcedureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. The RV[ndash]PA conduit stenosis is a life-threatening complication after the modified Norwood Stage I procedure. This may require urgent surgery to replace the conduit or to perform a cavo-pulmonary shunt but as an alternative, transcatheter stent placement can be used with equal effectiveness and with a low risk of complications. The catheter approach is less invasive and the results show that it is an excellent option to relieve the stenosis even in the right-sided RV[ndash]PA conduit.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tarak Desai, Oliver Stumper, Paul Miller, Rami Dhillon, John Wright, David Barron, William Brawn, Tim Jones, Joseph DeGiovanni Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Aortic Arch Recoarctation after the Norwood Stage I Palliation: The Comparative Accuracy of Blood Pressure Cuff and Echocardiographic Doppler Gradients in Detecting Significant ObstructionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. Echocardiographic Doppler outperforms cuff BP as a sensitive noninvasive screening tool for early detection of significant arch obstruction in infants after the Norwood operation.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Priya Sekar, William L. Border, Thomas R. Kimball, Russel Hirsch, Peter B. Manning, Philip R. Khoury, Robert H. Beekman III Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Tissue Doppler Changes in Pediatric Complete Heart Block Patients Who Are Chronically PacedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Introduction. Pediatric patients with complete heart block (CHB) often require pacemaker therapy. Adult studies have shown chronic right ventricular pacemaker therapy may be associated with decreased echocardiographic parameters and increased brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) values. The goal of this study was to determine if there are echocardiographic or BNP changes in a pediatric population that is chronically paced.Methods. Patients were recruited if they had CHB and had a pacemaker. Patients were excluded if they had congenital structural heart disease. Standard two-dimensional echocardiograms, including tissue Doppler ...
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pamela S. Ro, David P. Chan, Tamara Ackley, Bernadette Fenstermaker, John Hayes, Clifford L. Cua Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Left Ventricular Mechanical Synchrony and Global Systolic Function in Pediatric Patients Late after Ventricular Septal Defect Patch Closure: A Three-dimensional Echocardiographic StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. Pediatric patients 5[ndash]10 years after VSD patch closure have a normal LV function. The presence of the RBBB causes some mechanical dyssynchrony and tendency toward LV dilatation in this group of patients. Therefore, long-term follow-up of these patients is warranted.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Surendranath Reddy Veeram Reddy, Wei Du, Mark V. Zilberman Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Population-based Assessment of Familial Inheritance and Neurologic Comorbidities among Patients with an Isolated Atrial Septal DefectEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. There is a strong familial inheritance pattern for isolated interatrial shunt, with significantly higher risk of interatrial shunt among affected patients' siblings, first-, and second-degree relatives. Relatives of affected individuals also had a higher risk of TIA, a trend toward an increased risk for stroke, but no increased risk of migraine headache.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matthew H. Steenblik, Geraldine P. Mineau, Richard Pimentel, Andrew D. Michaels Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Is the Mechanism of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Pediatrics Influenced by Age, Gender or Ethnicity?Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. The mechanism of SVT in pediatric patients is associated with age, gender, and ethnicity. The proportion of SVT due to APs decreases as age increases. Among children older than 12 years, females are more likely than males to have AVNRT as the mechanism of tachycardia. The racial distribution of patients in the registry differs from that of the US population, with a greater proportion of whites seen in the registry.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rishi G. Anand, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, George F. Van Hare, Christopher S. Snyder Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage to Coronary Sinus Combined with Left-sided Obstructive Lesions: A Previously Unreported AssociationEmail this article to a colleague.
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We present a very rare cardiac lesion where we found a combination of abnormal pulmonary venous drainage and left-sided obstructive lesions. This case gives new insight into the complex malformation of the heart, raising questions about cardiac embryology and timing of interfering events. Here we describe the lesion for the first time and review the related literature. To the best of our knowledge, this combination has never been reported.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ghassan Hamdan Al-Naami, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Mesned Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
Double Aortic Arch with Dominant Left Arch and Right Ligamentum ArteriosumEmail this article to a colleague.
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This case report describes a rare example of double aortic arch with a dominant left aortic arch, patent minor right aortic arch, left descending aorta, and right ligamentum arteriosum causing tracheobronchial compression in a twin baby girl with DiGeorge syndrome. She also had large right subclavian artery arising from right-sided diverticulum of Kommerell, aplastic thymus, T cell lymphopenia with normal immunoglobulin, hypocalcemia, and hypomagnesemia. The diverticulum of Kommerell was resected and minor right aortic arch, right ligamentum arteriosum, and right subclavian artery were divided through right posterolateral ...
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Syed Faisal Hashmi, Mohammad Hanif, Sanjay Maroo, JCS Pollock Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
Successful Treatment of an Adult Patient with an Aortopulmonary Window and Severe Unilateral Pulmonary HypertensionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 40-year-old woman with an aortopulmonary window combined with a severe stenosis of the right pulmonary artery was successfully treated by surgical closure of the defect and pulmonary artery patch plasty of the pulmonary stenosis. Even though the vasculature of the left lung was severely damaged preoperatively, the resulting pressure in the lung after surgical correction was only mildly elevated.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Olaf Franzen, Throng-Phi Le, Robert Cesnjevar, Phillip Begemann, Stephan Baldus Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
Octopus Papillary Muscle Associated with a Left Lateral Accessory PathwayEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report our experience with a young adult who presented with palpitations. An echocardiogram on the patient showed an "octopus-like" left ventricular papillary muscle. Subsequent electrophysiologic testing showed evidence of supraventricular tachycardia via a left lateral accessory pathway associated with the abnormal insertion of the papillary muscle attachments.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Manisha S. Patel, Chris Jones, David Huneycutt, Maria Pernetz, Michael E. McConnell, Wendy M. Book Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
Interrupted Aortic Arch with Anomalous Origin of Left Pulmonary Artery from AortaEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report a case of interrupted aortic arch and origin of the left pulmonary artery from the aorta with bilateral ductus arteriosus and discuss its possible embryological basis. To the best of our knowledge, this combination of anomalies has not been reported in the English medical literature.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Thittamaranahalli Kariyappa S. Kumar, Sachin Talwar, Pranava Sinha, Di Fan, Michael Slack, Achintya Moulick Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm—A Rare Anomaly with an Atypical PresentationEmail this article to a colleague.
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We report a case of a 38-year-old Native American female presenting with 1-month history of cough, in sinus rhythm, and found to have a large cyst-like structure next to the left ventricular lateral wall on transthoracic echocardiography. This structure was later confirmed as a LAAA on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Patient underwent aneurysmectomy without any complications.
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - November 13, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dena Wilson, Nishant Kalra, Eric A. Brody, Henry Van Dyk, Vincent L. Sorrell Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: journals
