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Long‐Term Outcomes and Risk Factors for Mortality After Single Ventricle Palliation for Asplenia Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background This study evaluated the long‐term outcomes of asplenia syndrome with single ventricle palliation, hypothesizing that total anomalous pulmonary vein connection (TAPVC), pulmonary atresia (PA), and greater than or equal to moderate ...
Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Shunji Sano, Yuhei Tokuda, Ayari Kimura, Steven J. Staffa, David Zurakowski, Shingo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Kotani   +7 more
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Pulmonary vasoconstrictor action of KCNQ potassium channel blockers [PDF]

, 2006
KCNQ channels have been widely studied in the nervous system, heart and inner ear, where they have important physiological functions. Recent reports indicate that KCNQ channels may also be expressed in portal vein where they are suggested to influence ...
Joshi, Shreena, Gurney, Alison M., Balan, Prabhu   +2 more
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Innominate vein reconstruction in patients with bilateral superior vena cava undergoing bilateral bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023
A 4.5-year-old patient with tricuspid atresia, pulmonary stenosis, bilateral superior vena cava veins with absent innominate vein, and hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery required a bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis. An innominate vein
Sachin Talwar, Niwin George, Afroza Firdaus, Mary H Fanai, Shiv Kumar Choudhary   +4 more
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Interleukin‐18 signaling promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells in mouse liver fibrosis

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Interleukin‐18 signaling promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells in mouse liver fibrosis. Abstract Background and Aims Nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain‐like receptor‐family pyrin domain‐containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation has been shown to result in liver fibrosis.
Jana Knorr, Benedikt Kaufmann, Maria Eugenia Inzaugarat, Theresa Maria Holtmann, Lukas Geisler, Jana Hundertmark, Marlene Sophia Kohlhepp, Laela M. Boosheri, Daisy R. Chilin‐Fuentes, Amanda Birmingham, Kathleen M. Fisch, Joel D. Schilling, Sven H. Loosen, Christian Trautwein, Christoph Roderburg, Münevver Demir, Frank Tacke, Hal M. Hoffman, Ariel E. Feldstein, Alexander Wree   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of esophageal atresia complicated by a right-sided aortic arch with right ductus arteriosus and inferior vena cava interruption with hemiazygos continuation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
During the repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF), cardiovascular malformations occasionally create a technical challenge.
Terutaka Tanimoto, Takuo Noda, Hiroshi Nouso, Yukinori Miyata   +3 more
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Failure to wean off after a routine total anomalous pulmonary venous connection operation: An uncommon association

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023
A 6-month-old infant was operated on for supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) with usual anatomy. The vertical vein was ligated. Weaning from bypass was attempted twice but was unsuccessful.
Riddhi Dhanak, Vikram Halder, Ritesh Shah, Amit Mishra, Shyam S Kothari   +4 more
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Using the autologous innominate vein as a substitute for pulmonary arteries in a patient with pulmonary atresia and absent pulmonary arteries

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background Repair of the absence of the whole or major parts of pulmonary arteries is a challenge, and the choice of conduit material to reconstruct the pulmonary arteries is under dispute.
Ahmad Ali Amirghofran, Kamran Jamshidi, Mohammadreza Edraki, Hamid Amoozgar, Farah Peiravian, Elahe Nirooei   +5 more
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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: Difficulties of radiological diagnosis [PDF]

Digital Diagnostics
Pulmonary vein atresia is a rare congenital abnormality that could manifest in isolation or in association with other congenital abnormalities in the cardiovascular system such as pulmonary vein hypoplasia.
Veronika V. Zharikova, Valentin A. Nechaev, Evgenia A. Kulikova, Andrey L. Yudin   +3 more
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation : radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation [PDF]

, 2013
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of two different strategies using radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation of atrial fibrillation. Methods: Thirty patients (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 22 patients, persistent atrial
Gramley, Felix, Kettering, Klaus
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Changes of smooth muscle contractile filaments in small bowel atresia [PDF]

, 2012
AIM: To investigate morphological changes of intestinal smooth muscle contractile fibres in small bowel atresia patients. METHODS: Resected small bowel specimens from small bowel atresia patients (n = 12) were divided into three sections (proximal ...
Rolle, Udo, Metzger, Roman, Fiegel, Henning C., Gfrörer, Stefan, Ramachandran, Priya   +4 more
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