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Are we there yet with patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention in cryptogenic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

SAGE Open Medicine, 2019
Background: We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the benefit of patent foramen ovale closure in stroke prevention. Methods: We searched Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane central database for randomized control trials assessing the ...
Pradyumna Agasthi, Kantha Ratnam Kolla, Charan Yerasi, Sibghat Tullah, Venkata Siva Pulivarthi, Boshra Louka, Reza Arsanjani, Eric H Yang, Farouk Mookadam, F David Fortuin   +9 more
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Local DRLs and automated risk estimation in paediatric interventional cardiology [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction : Cardiac catheterization procedures result in high radiation doses and often multiple procedures are necessary for congenital heart disease patients. However, diagnostic reference levels (DRL) remain scarce.
Bacher, Klaus, Buytaert, Dimitri, De Wolf, Daniël, PANZER, JOSEPH, Rubbens, Lukas, Vandekerckhove, Kristof   +5 more
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Poland Anomaly and Atretic Cephalocele in the Same Child: Coincidence or Association?

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Poland Anomaly is a rare congenital disorder typically characterized by hypoplasia or agenesis of pectoral muscle with or without ipsilateral limb hypoplasia. The association of central nervous system malformation with Poland Anomaly has been rarely reported and includes craniofacial dysplasia, microcephaly, and Dandy‐Walker malformation ...
Alessandra Greta Grassi, Silvia Pontesilli, Laura Demelas, Francesca Vigliani, Massimo Agosti, Angelo Selicorni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What general practitioners need to know about patent foramen ovale [PDF]

, 2014
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) consists of a hole between the right and left atriums of the heart that did not close the way it should after birth. Twenty five percent of the population have a PFO, but this usually does not cause problems, because the ...
Saliba, Mario
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Trisomy 5p: Long Recognized, Rarely Published‐ Three New Cases and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Complete trisomy 5p is a rare chromosomal disorder caused by a duplication of the short arm of chromosome 5. Current data suggest that complete trisomy 5p presents as a distinct clinical syndrome including but not limited to seizures, developmental delays, facial dysmorphisms, failure to thrive, and recurrent respiratory infections.
Gabriela J. Kim, Kristen N. Lee, Amanda B. Pritchard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interaction between proatherosclerotic factors and right-to-left shunt on the risk of cryptogenic stroke: the Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults. [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: To explore the interaction effects between cardiac interatrial right-to-left shunt (RLS) and proatherosclerotic factors on the risk of brain ischaemia. Design: Multicentre Italian caseecontrol study. Setting: University hospitals. Participants:
A, Adami, Bovi, P, Calabrò, Rs, Casoni, F, Cerrato, P, Costa, P, Dalla Volta, G, Del Sette, M, Del Zotto, E, Delodovici, Ml, Gandolfo, C, Giossi, A, Grassi, Mario, Iacoviello, L, Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults, Investigators, Lodigiani, C, M, Magoni, Musolino, R, Paciaroni, M, Padovani, A, Patella, R, Pezzini, A, Rasura, M, Rota, Ll, Spalloni, A, Toriello, A, Volonghi, I, Zini, A   +27 more
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Intestinal Atresia in PPP1R12A‐Related Urogenital and Brain Malformation Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT PPP1R12A‐related urogenital and brain malformation syndrome (UBMS) is a newly described disorder characterized by congenital anomalies primarily involving the urogenital system and the brain. We describe a preterm female neonate with multiple congenital anomalies, including type IIIb jejunal atresia, incomplete intestinal rotation, imperforate
Adriana Gomes, Sanjana Karamcheti, Álvaro Martín Rodriguez, Anna‐Kaisa Niemi, Lynne M. Bird   +4 more
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Primary stroke in a woman with sickle cell anemia responsive to hydroxyurea therapy. [PDF]

, 2014
The most common cause of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia is infarction due to ischemia. In adults, however, stroke is most commonly hemorrhagic in nature. Other causes of stroke in patients with sickle cell disease are very rare. In this short
Ballas, Samir K., Martinez-Outshoorn, Ubaldo E., Savage, Michael P   +2 more
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Current Nationwide Landscape of Cardiac Surgery for Children With Trisomy 18 in Japan

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the increasing number of retrospective cohorts describing successful cardiac surgery for children with trisomy 18, no consensus has been reached among healthcare providers regarding cardiac surgery in Japan. This study provided a benchmark to facilitate consensus building by assessing a nationwide surgical database in Japan. A total of
Shintaro Nemoto, Hisateru Tachimori, Tomoki Kosho, Kanta Kishi, Noboru Motomura, Yasutaka Hirata   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased prevalence of potential right-to-left shunting in children with sickle cell anaemia and stroke [PDF]

, 2017
'Paradoxical' embolization via intracardiac or intrapulmonary right-to-left shunts (RLS) is an established cause of stroke. Hypercoagulable states and increased right heart pressure, which both occur in sickle cell anaemia (SCA), predispose to ...
Dlamini, N, Dowling, MM, Hynan, LS, Inusa, B, Iyer, R, Johnson, C, Kanter, J, Kirkham, F, Kwiatkowski, JL, Neumayr, L, Osunkwo, I, Owen, W, Panepinto, JA, PFAST Investigators, ., Plumb, PA, Quinn, CT, Ramaciotti, C, Rhodes, M, Sarnaik, S, Strouse, JJ   +19 more
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