Issue 3/2009
Content (40 Articles)
Midterm Results of the Ross Procedure in a Pediatric Population: Bicuspid Aortic Valve Is Not a Contraindication
S. El Behery, J. Rubay, T. Sluysmans, B. Absil, C. Ovaert
Frequency and Indications for Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy After Congenital Heart Surgery
Anthony F. Rossi, Steven Fishberger, Robert L. Hannan, Jo Ann Nieves, Juan Bolivar, Nancy Dobrolet, Redmond P. Burke
Quantitative Assessment of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance and Reactivity in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Congenital Heart Disease Using a Noninvasive Method: New Doppler-Derived Indexes
Yayaoi Nakahata, Satoshi Hiraishi, Natsuko Oowada, Hisashi Ando, Sumito Kimura, Shinsuke Furukawa, Shohei Ogata, Masahiro Ishii
Community Use of the Amplatzer Atrial Septal Defect Occluder: Results of the Multicenter MAGIC Atrial Septal Defect Study
Allen D. Everett, Jacky Jennings, Erica Sibinga, Carl Owada, D. Scott Lim, John Cheatham, Ralf Holzer, Jeremy Ringewald, Rani Bandisode, Richard Ringel
Undernutrition and Obesity Associated with High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Kelly S. Silva, Rosane C. R. Silva, Maria F. S. Duarte, Adair S. Lopes, Francisco M. Silva
Truncus Arteriosus: Diagnostic Accuracy, Outcomes, and Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis
Tara M. Swanson, Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, Wayne Tworetzky, Frank Pigula, Doff B. McElhinney
Age-Related Acceleration of Endothelial Dysfunction and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Coronary Artery Lesions After Kawasaki Disease
Nobutaka Noto, Tomoo Okada, Kensuke Karasawa, Mamoru Ayusawa, Naokata Sumitomo, Kensuke Harada, Hideo Mugishima
Universal Screening for Extracardiac Abnormalities in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease
Javier H. Gonzalez, Girish S. Shirali, Andrew M. Atz, Sarah N. Taylor, Geoffrey A. Forbus, Sinai C. Zyblewski, Anthony M. Hlavacek
Cardiovascular Complications Associated with Chronic Active Epstein–Barr Virus Infection
Jun Muneuchi, Shouichi Ohga, Masataka Ishimura, Kazuyuki Ikeda, Kenichiro Yamaguchi, Akihiko Nomura, Hidetoshi Takada, Yasunobu Abe, Toshiro Hara
Renal Function of Patients with a Failing Fontan Circuit Undergoing Total Cavopulmonary Revision Surgery
Fatin Sammour, Marcus Haw, John Paisey, Richard Cope, Mike Herbertson, Tony Salmon, Joseph Vettukattil, Mary Rogerson, Varvara Karagkiozaki, Gruschen Veldtman
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Frequency of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Marfan Syndrome Diagnosed in Adulthood Versus Childhood
Lisa Willis, Genie E. Roosevelt, Anji T. Yetman
Impact of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Complex Congenital Heart Defect Cases: The Surgical View
Alessia Del Pasqua, Stephen P. Sanders, Andrea de Zorzi, Alessandra Toscano, Roberta Iacobelli, Carlo Pierli, Luciano Pasquini, Roberto Di Donato, Gabriele Rinelli
Inflammatory Response and Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Open-Heart Surgery in Children
Peter Gessler, Bernhard Schmitt, Rene Prètre, Beatrice Latal
The Longitudinal Course of Cardiomyopathy in Friedreich’s Ataxia During Childhood
Alaina Kipps, Mark Alexander, Steven D. Colan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Leslie Smoot, Lisa Crawford, Basil T. Darras, Elizabeth D. Blume
Autonomic Nervous System Function in Infants and Adolescents: Impact of Autonomic Tests on Heart Rate Variability
Elke Longin, Carmen Dimitriadis, Samina Shazi, Thorsten Gerstner, Tamara Lenz, Stephan König
Arrhythmia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Nadia Badrawi, Ranya A. Hegazy, Edisa Tokovic, Wael Lotfy, Fadia Mahmoud, Hany Aly
Promoter Polymorphism (rs3755724, -55C/T) of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 4 (TIMP4) as a Risk Factor for Kawasaki Disease with Coronary Artery Lesions in a Korean Population
Ju Yeon Ban, Kyung Leem Yoon, Su Kang Kim, Sungwook Kang, Joo-Ho Chung
Chlamydophila pneumoniae Myopericarditis in a Child
Monnipa Suesaowalak, Michele M. Cheung, Dawn Tucker, Anthony C. Chang, James Chu, Antonio Arrieta
Cardiac Myxoma After Treatment for Childhood Neuroblastoma
Garick Hill, Sharon Castellino, Derek Williams
Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Childhood: A Long-Term Follow-Up Report of Two Cases
Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Hitoshi Horigome, Satoru Kawano, Ryo Sumazaki
The Role of Aortopulmonary Collaterals After an Arterial Switch Operation: A Word of Caution
Altin Veshti, Vladimiro L. Vida, Massimo A. Padalino, Giovanni Stellin
Aortic Root Abscess Without Involvement of the Aortic Valve in a Child Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococci
Abdul Rasheed, Frances A. Bu’Lock, Ranjith Leanage, Richard K. Firmin
Fontan Patient with Plastic Bronchitis Treated Successfully Using Aerosolized Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Thomas B. Do, James M. Chu, Farhouch Berdjis, Nick G. Anas
Right Superior Vena Cava Drainage into the Left Atrium Associated with a Coronary–Cameral Fistula Occluding an Atrial–Septal Defect: First Echocardiographic, Angiographic, and Surgical Description
Azad Sushil, Joshi Raja, Singh Manvinder, Joshi Reena, Kohli Vikas
Reversed Differential Cyanosis in the Newborn: A Clinical Finding in the Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
Shook H. Yap, Nicole Anania, Ernerio T. Alboliras, Lawrence D. Lilien
Acute Inhibition of Rho-Kinase Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Fuhai Li, Wei Xia, Shuanghu Yuan, Ruopeng Sun
Progression to Late Complete Atrioventricular Block Following Amplatzer Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defect in a Child
Rodrigo A. Nehgme, Amber R. Huddleston, John P. Cheatham
Coronary Blood Flow by Transthoracic Echocardiography in Children with Endomyocardial Fibrosis
Elhadi H. Aburawi, Petru Liuba, Erkki Pesonen
Plasma Exchange for Removal of Antibeta1-Adrenergic Receptor Antibody in a Small Child with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Hisashi Sugiyama, Minako Hoshiai, Kanji Sugita, Ken-ichi Matsuda
Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty in a Child by Hybrid Approach
Ali Baykan, Hakan Ceyran, Mehmet Gungor Kaya, Nazmi Narin
Truncus Arteriosus with an Unusual Ventricular Septal Defect
Peng Yan, C. Elise Duffy, Thomas Weigel, Luciana Young
Tricuspid Atresia and Tetralogy of Fallot in an Infant of a Diabetic Mother
Pamela S. Hilvers, Larry A. Rhodes, Robert A. Gustafson, William Castillo
Asymptomatic Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
Claire Irving, Christopher Wren
Imaging Features of the Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to the Portal Vein Shown by Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography
Hakki Muammer Karakas, Banu Alicioglu, Asli Kandaz
Right Aortic Arch with Anomalous Left Subclavian Artery and Left-Sided Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Vascular Ring) in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Mehrdad Salamat, Jane B. Lyon
Unilateral Pulmonary Edema: Unusual Presentation of Acute Rheumatic Fever
A. El-Menyar, A. Al-Hroob, M. T. Numan, S. M. Gendi, I. M. Fawzy