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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38506963/impact-of-underweight-overweight-and-obesity-on-health-related-quality-of-life-in-children-with-tetralogy-of-fallot-variants
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Pip Hidestrand, Birgitta Svensson, Pippa Simpson, Petru Liuba, Constance G Weismann
Traditional cardiovascular risk factors put patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) at increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with variants of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Patients and parents of children with variants of TOF-CHD were asked to fill out the PedsQL 4.0 questionnaire and provide weight and length. Patients were categorized into low, normal, and high BMI percentiles...
March 20, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38503920/wireless-pulmonary-artery-pressure-monitor-implantation-in-a-patient-with-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy
#22
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T Miller Sisson, Juli Sublett-Smith, Elizabeth Dupont, Russel Hirsch, Angela Lorts, Chet Villa
Assessing heart failure progression in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is challenging given the multi-system nature of disease. Herein we describe the first case use of an implantable pulmonary artery pressure monitor and describe the potential clinical utility of this approach in patients with DMD.
March 19, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38502199/computed-tomography-derived-normative-values-of-right-ventricular-outflow-tract-structures-in-the-pediatric-population
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Natalie Soszyn, Justin Schweigert, Salvador R Franco, Gareth J Morgan, Max Mitchell, Jenny E Zablah
Recent advances in available percutaneous device technology require accurate measurements and quantification of relationships between right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) structures in children with and without congenital heart disease to determine device suitability. To date, no population study has described normal reference ranges of these measurements by computed tomography (CT). We aimed to establish normative values for four CT-derived measurements between RVOT structures from a heterogeneous population without heart disease and develop z scores useful for clinical practice...
March 19, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38489093/correction-to-safety-and-feasibility-of-skin-to-skin-contact-in-the-delivery-room-for-high-risk-cardiac-neonates
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Molly K Ball, R B Seabrook, R Corbitt, C Stiver, K Nardell, A K Medoro, L Beer, A Brown, J Mollica, R Bapat, T Cosgrove, K T Texter
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 15, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38489092/computational-fluid-dynamic-assessment-of-patients-with-congenital-heart-disease-from-3d-rotational-angiography
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Jenny E Zablah, Michael J Shorofsky, Kelly Cao, Debanjan Mukherjee
For congenital heart disease patients, multiple imaging modalities are needed to discern anatomy and functional information such as differential blood flow. During cardiac catheterization, 3D rotational angiography (3DRA) can provide CTA-like images, enabling anatomical information and intraprocedural guidance. We seek to establish whether unique aspects of this technique can also generate quantitative functional blood flow information. We propose that systematic integration of 3DRA imaging, catheter hemodynamic information, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), can provide quantitative information regarding blood flow dynamics and energetics, without additional imaging or procedures...
March 15, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38489091/aspirin-responsiveness-in-a-cohort-of-pediatric-patients-with-right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery-conduits-and-transcatheter-valve-replacement-systems
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Sean T Kelleher, Irene E Regan, Dermot Cox, Kathryn Shaw, Orla Franklin, Damien P Kenny, Kevin P Walsh, Colin J McMahon
The aim of this study was to determine the rate of aspirin responsiveness in a cohort of pediatric patients with in situ xenograft valved right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduits and/or transcatheter valve replacements (TVR). Aspirin is routinely prescribed to these patients. Optimizing anti-platelet therapy could promote valve longevity and reduce the risk of infective endocarditis in this at-risk group. This was a prospective, observational study. Patients were recruited from both ward and outpatient settings...
March 15, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38485760/risk-factors-and-outcomes-associated-with-gaps-in-care-in-children-with-congenital-heart-disease
#27
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Michael B Rosamilia, Jason Williams, Courtney A Bair, Hillary Mulder, Karen E Chiswell, Alfred A D'Ottavio, Robert J Hartman, Charlie J Sang, Karl F Welke, Michael J Walsh, Timothy M Hoffman, Andrew P Landstrom, Jennifer S Li, Lauren A Sarno
Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) benefit from cardiology follow-up at recommended intervals of ≤ 2 years. However, benefit for children is less clear given limited studies and unclear current guidelines. We hypothesize there are identifiable risks for gaps in cardiology follow-up in children with CHD and that gaps in follow-up are associated with differences in healthcare utilization. Our cohort included children < 10 years old with CHD and a healthcare encounter from 2008 to 2013 at one of four North Carolina (NC) hospitals...
March 14, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38480572/differential-regulation-of-immune-related-genes-in-the-developing-heart
#28
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Mathieu Garand, Susie S Y Huang, Brian Dineen, Ian A Glass, Pirooz Eghtesady
In many congenital heart defects, it can be difficult to ascertain primary pathology from secondary consequences from altered flow through the developing heart. The molecular differences between the growing right and left ventricles (RV and LV, respectively) following the completion of septation and the impact of sex on these mechanisms have not been investigated. We analyzed RNA-seq data derived from twelve RV and LVs, one with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), to compare the transcriptomic landscape between the ventricles during development...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38480571/analysis-of-cytokine-profiles-in-pediatric-myocarditis-multicenter-study
#29
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Yoji Nomura, Takanori Suzuki, Katsuyuki Kunida, Hidetoshi Uchida, Ryoichi Ito, Yasunori Oshima, Machiko Kito, Yuki Imai, Satoru Kawai, Kei Kozawa, Kazuyoshi Saito, Tadayoshi Hata, Junichiro Yoshimoto, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Kazushi Yasuda
Acute myocarditis (AM) is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle that can progress to fulminant myocarditis (FM), a severe and life-threatening condition. The cytokine profile of myocarditis in children, especially in relation to fulminant myocarditis, is not well understood. This study aims to evaluate the cytokine profiles of acute and fulminant myocarditis in children. Pediatric patients diagnosed with myocarditis were included in the study. Cytokine levels were measured using a multiplexed fluorescent bead-based immunoassay...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38480570/cardiac-rhabdomyomas-presenting-with-critical-cardiac-obstruction-in-neonates-and-infants-treatment-strategies-and-outcome-a-single-center-experience
#30
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Li Yen Ng, Jonathan McGuinness, Terence Prendiville, Orla Franklin, Mark Walsh, Damien Kenny, Lars Nolke, Colin J McMahon
Cardiac rhabdomyomas are the most common benign pediatric heart tumor in infancy, which are commonly associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Most rhabdomyomas are asymptomatic and spontaneously regress over time. However, some cases especially in neonates or small infants can present with hemodynamic instability. Surgical resection of the tumor, which has been the gold standard in alleviating obstruction, is not always possible and may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recently, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) have been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of TSC...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38480569/clinical-outcomes-and-echocardiographic-predictors-of-reintervention-after-interrupted-aortic-arch-repair
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Hannah L McMullen, Jamie K Harrington, David Blitzer, Nikhil Pasumarti, Stéphanie Levasseur, Emile Bacha, David Kalfa
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) remains a significant complication after primary repair of interrupted aortic arch with ventricular septal defect (IAA-VSD). Clinical and echocardiographic predictors for LVOTO reoperation are controversial and procedures to prophylactically prevent future LVOTO are not reliable. However, it is important to identify the patients at risk for future LVOTO intervention after repair of IAA-VSD. Patients who underwent single-stage IAA-VSD repair at our center 2006-2021 were retrospectively reviewed, excluding patients with associated cardiac lesions...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38478047/morphology-clinical-associations-and-pathologic-follow-up-of-quadricuspid-aortic-valves-in-children
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Omotola Ajayi, Faraz Alizadeh, Sepehr Sekhavat, Kristin Bonello, Rebecca S Beroukhim, Sunil J Ghelani
While quadricuspid morphology is commonly observed in truncal valves, quadricuspid aortic valves (QAV) are rare and their natural history is not well described. This retrospective study of 37 patients describes the diagnostic associations and morphologic variability of QAVs in children (median age at diagnosis 4.3 y IQR 0-12 y). Associated congenital heart diseases were present in 54% (most commonly tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and valvar pulmonary stenosis). Among patients with isolated QAV, 11 had genetic syndrome and 5 had skeletal anomalies...
March 13, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38472658/socioeconomic-influences-on-outcomes-following-congenital-heart-disease-surgery
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Kristin Schneider, Sarah de Loizaga, Andrew F Beck, David L S Morales, JangDong Seo, Allison Divanovic
Associations between social determinants of health (SDOH) and adverse outcomes for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are starting to be recognized; however, such links remain understudied. We examined the relationship between community-level material deprivation on mortality, readmission, and length of stay (LOS) for children undergoing surgery for CHD. We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent cardiac surgery at our institution from 2015 to 2018. A community-level deprivation index (DI), a marker of community material deprivation, was generated to contextualize the lived experience of children with CHD...
March 12, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38467893/variations-in-the-evaluation-and-management-of-vascular-rings-a-survey-of-american-clinicians
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Daniel M Pasternack, Achiau Ludomirsky, Reina B Tan, Cynthia Amirtharaj
Vascular rings are arterial malformations that lead to the compression of the trachea and/or esophagus. While "tight" rings often produce symptoms and require surgery, "loose" rings rarely produce symptoms. Given advances in fetal echocardiography, this diagnosis is now more often made prenatally. This poses a new conundrum in the management of asymptomatic patients, leading to practice variation and creating a target for clinical system improvement. Hence, we conducted this survey aiming to demonstrate the practice variation existing in current evaluation and management of these patients...
March 11, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38456890/obesity-predisposes-anthracycline-treated-survivors-of-childhood-and-adolescent-cancers-to-subclinical-cardiac-dysfunction
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Ian A George, BriAnna Souder, Amy Berkman, David H Noyd, M Jay Campbell, Piers C A Barker, Michael Roth, Michelle A T Hildebrandt, Kevin C Oeffinger, Andrew W McCrary, Andrew P Landstrom
Anthracyclines are effective chemotherapeutics used in approximately 60% of pediatric cancer cases but have a well-documented risk of cardiotoxicity. Existing cardiotoxicity risk calculators do not include cardiovascular risk factors present at the time of diagnosis. The goal of this study is to leverage the advanced sensitivity of strain echocardiography to identify pre-existing risk factors for early subclinical cardiac dysfunction among anthracycline-exposed pediatric patients. We identified 115 pediatric patients with cancer who were treated with an anthracycline between 2013 and 2019...
March 8, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38453700/programmatic-palliative-care-consultations-in-pediatric-heart-transplant-evaluations
#36
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Erika J Mejia, Rui Xiao, Jennifer K Walter, Chris Feudtner, Kimberly Y Lin, Aaron G DeWitt, Meeta Prasad Kerlin
Guidelines advocate for integrating palliative care into the management of heart failure (HF) and of children with life-limiting disease. The potential impact of palliative care integration into pediatric HF on patient-centered outcomes is poorly understood. The present study sought to assess the association of programmatic implementation of palliative care into the heart transplant evaluation process with hospital-free days (HFD) and end of life (EOL) treatment choices. The study included patients less than 19 years of age who underwent a heart transplant evaluation between February 2012 and April 2020 at a single center...
March 8, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38451285/preoperative-feeding-fortification-among-infants-with-congenital-heart-disease-is-associated-with-higher-growth-velocity-in-the-first-30-days-post-repair-and-lower-bmi-percentile-for-age-at-10-years-a-retrospective-cohort-study
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Shannon E Murray, Dayna Zimmerman, Sonali S Patel
It remains unclear how preoperative nutrition fortification impacts postoperative growth trajectories and nutritional status among infants with congenital heart disease. A single center retrospective cohort study was performed to evaluate measures of growth among patients who underwent cardiac repair at 0-18 months of age for atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, or tetralogy of Fallot. Cohorts were analyzed at 0-30 and 31-60 days post-repair as well as at 2, 5, and 10 years of age...
March 7, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38447954/the-diagnostics-and-management-of-bronchopulmonary-sequestration-an-international-survey-among-specialized-caregivers
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C M Kersten, M D G Jansen, M J P Zuidweg, R M W H Wijnen, T B Krasemann, J M Schnater
BACKGROUND:  Our objective was to explore the treatment preferences for bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) among an international group of specialized caregivers. METHODS:  Sixty-three participants from 17 countries completed an online survey concerning the diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up. Recruitment took place among members of the Collaborative Neonatal Network for the first European Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation Trial Consortium and through the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology working group database...
March 6, 2024: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38438790/predictive-scoring-system-for-spontaneous-closure-of-infant-ventricular-septal-defect-the-p-vsd-score
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Ah Young Kim, Nuri Tchah, Ching-Yu Lin, Jung Min Park, Wongi Woo, Chang Sin Kim, Se Yong Jung, Jae Young Choi, Jo Won Jung
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a common congenital heart disease. However, consensus on the utility of echocardiography in predicting spontaneous closure (SC) of VSD remains lacking. This study aimed to identify and validate significant predictors of SC through a predictive scoring system. This retrospective study included medical records of 712 echocardiography instances performed on 304 patients diagnosed with VSD from 2016 to 2020 in their first year of life. A novel scoring system for predicting the SC of VSD was developed and validated using another dataset from different hospitals...
March 4, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38434777/successful-retrieval-of-a-foreign-body-in-an-infant-s-right-pulmonary-artery-using-the-new-boomerang-loop-snare-technique-a-case-report
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Atsufumi Kamisako, Akira Ikoma, Takayuki Suzuki, Nobuyuki Kakimoto, Tomohiro Suenaga, Daisuke Tokuhara, Tetsuo Sonomura
We report successful percutaneous retrieval of a foreign body located in an infant's right pulmonary artery using the new boomerang loop-snare technique. The case was an 18-month-old girl. A central venous catheter for chemotherapy was inserted from the right subclavian vein during treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome at another hospital. A postprocedural chest X-ray showed a foreign body in her right lung, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography confirmed the linear foreign body was located in the right pulmonary artery...
May 2024: Radiology Case Reports
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