Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical and Histologic Liver Improvement in Siblings With Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency After Enzyme Replacement
Lyons H, Vouyoukas E, Higgins M, Maciejko JJ.J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 May;70(5):635-639. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002671.PMID: 32097366 Abstract Objectives: To assess the effect of long-term (104 weeks) treatment with recombinant...
Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Stress, and Coping in Mothers of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgeries: A Single-Center Prospective Study
Poh PF, Lee JH, Loh YJ, Tan TH, Cheng KKF.Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 May;21(5):e301-e310. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002276.PMID: 32168300 Abstract Objectives: To examine the relationship between stress, coping, and discharge readiness in...
Unusual Ventriculo-Arterial Alignments and Connections
Sanders SP, Toba S.World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 May;11(3):355-357. doi: 10.1177/2150135120905636.PMID: 32294014 Abstract In this issue of World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Kari and colleagues present a...
Staged Surgical Management of Anatomically Corrected Malposition of Great Arteries
Kari FA, Siddiqui S, Farooqi KM, DiLorenzo MP, Bacha EA.World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 May;11(3):352-354. doi: 10.1177/2150135119894491.PMID: 32294023 Abstract A nine-month-old girl diagnosed with anatomically corrected...
Treatment strategies for protein-losing enteropathy in Fontan-palliated patients
Schleiger A, Ovroutski S, Peters B, Schubert S, Photiadis J, Berger F, Kramer P.Cardiol Young. 2020 May;30(5):698-709. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000864. Epub 2020 May 4.PMID: 32364090 Abstract Objective: Protein-losing enteropathy is an...
A Rare Report of Hypoplastic Coronary Arteries and Pulmonary Veins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Morales R, Bokowski J, Aljemmali S, Murphy J, Bharati S, Abdulla RI.Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 May 2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02334-x. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32361881 Abstract Congenital coronary artery anomalies are estimated to affect...
Cardiomyopathies in children: classification, diagnosis and treatment
De Angelis G, Bobbo M, Paldino A, D'Agata Mottolese B, Altinier A, Dal Ferro M, Merlo M, Sinagra G.Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2020 May 4. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000755. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32371676 Abstract Purpose of...
Coronary sinus stenosis: an underdiagnosed cause for paediatric exertional chest pain
Hegde SA, Moore J, Suarez WA.Cardiol Young. 2020 May 5:1-4. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120000918. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32366340 Abstract Undiagnosed coronary sinus obstruction can be a source of paediatric exertional chest pain and death....
Cardiac Functions in Children with Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome
Nalcacioglu H, Ozkaya O, Kafali HC, Tekcan D, Baysal K.Pediatr Int. 2020 May 6. doi: 10.1111/ped.14285. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32374081 Abstract Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of cardiac systolic...
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Prescription for Patients With Single Ventricle Physiology Enrolled in the NPC-QIC Registry
Hansen JE, Brown DW, Hanke SP, Bates KE, Tweddell JS, Hill G, Anderson JB.J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 May 18;9(10):e014823. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014823. Epub 2020 May 8.PMID: 32384002 Abstract Background The routine use of angiotensin-converting...