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September 09, 2010 Age-Related Clinical Characteristics of Isolated Congenital Unilateral Absence of a Pulmonary Artery - Pediatric Cardiology Koga H et al. – Pulmonary hypertension was present in 5% of the patients aged 1 to 19 years. Among patients 20 years or older, however, 32% had pulmonary hypertension, and 8% died. Compared with isolated UAPA, UAPA with PDA was associated with an earlier diagnosis, a higher prevalence of pulmonary hypertension, and a higher mortality rate. Collateral artery formation and pulmonary hypertension progress with age in patients with UAPA. Early diagnosis and revascularization may prevent the age–related progression of UAPA.... Successful Emergent Coronary Thrombolysis in a Neonate with Kawasaki's Disease - Pediatric Cardiology Karia VR et al. – This report describes the case of a 29–day–old infant with Kawasaki's disease who presented in extremis with multiple coronary aneurysms and coronary thromboses, myocardial ischemia, and congestive heart failure. The infant successfully underwent emergent coronary thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator.... Relationship between individual cardiovascular risk factors and localization of coronary atherosclerotic lesions - Heart & Lung; The Journal of Acute and Critical Care Trianti M et al. – Individual cardiovascular risk factors are associated with the localization of atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary circulation.... Three versions of Perceived Stress Scale: validation in a sample of Chinese cardiac patients who smoke - BMC Public Health Leung DYP et al. – The findings confirmed the satisfactory psychometric properties of all three Chinese versions of PSS. The authors recommend the use of PSS–10 for research which focuses on the two components of perceived stress, as it shows a higher reliability; and the use of PSS–4 if such partition is not essential and space for multiple measures is limited.... September 08, 2010 Corrected QT Interval in Children With Brain Death - Pediatric Cardiology Plymale J et al. – Excluding the five patients, it was 449 (62) ms. On multivariate analysis, sex and hypokalemia were associated with QTc prolongation. QTc in children with brain death is normally distributed but significantly longer than QTc in normal children. Until rapid genetic testing for channelopathies is universally available, these findings suggest that potential pediatric cardiac donors with isolated prolongation of the QTc in this setting may be acceptable in the absence of other exclusionary criteria.... Pulmonary Function in Children After Surgical and Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect - Pediatric Cardiology Zaqout M et al. – The surgical group showed a significant decrease in expiratory reserve volume and forced vital capacity. Expiratory flow at 25, 50, and 75% of forced vital capacity did not differ between the two groups but was on the lower limit of normal in both groups. Percutaneous closure of ASD can minimize the side effects of surgical closure on lung function. Longitudinal lung function follow–up assessment after cardiac surgery is warranted to detect and measure restrictive abnormalities in this type of congenital heart disease and others.... Actigraphy: Analyzing patient movement - Heart & Lung; The Journal of Acute and Critical Care Grap MJ et al. – Distinct levels of behavioral states were successfully simulated. Actigraphic data can provide an objective indicator of patient activity over a variety of behavioral states, and these data may offer a standard for comparison among these states.... Deleterious impact of mild anemia on survival of young adult patients (age 45 ± 14 years) with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: Data from the Trieste Cardiomyopathies Registry - Heart & Lung; The Journal of Acute and Critical Care Aleksova A et al. – The presence or development of mild anemia in young patients with optimally treated idiopathic DCM is frequent and associated with a worse outcome.... Assessment of respiratory mechanics by impulse oscillometry in orthopneic patients with acute left ventricular failure - Heart & Lung; The Journal of Acute and Critical Care Spyratos DG et al. – Patients with ALVF demonstrated increased respiratory reactance that correlated with orthopnea severity and improved after nitrates administration.... Anxiety in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions - Heart & Lung; The Journal of Acute and Critical Care Trotter R et al. – Symptoms of anxiety were common, particularly before PCI. These symptoms are important to detect and treat because pre–procedural anxiety is predictive of anxiety on subsequent occasions. Patients who have had chest pain or their first PCI should be targeted for intervention during the early recovery period after PCI, and information on CAD should be provided postdischarge.... Previous Page...    More News...
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