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Arterial switch for pulmonary venous obstruction complicating mustard procedure [PDF]

, 1995
Two patients underwent an arterial switch procedure for the relief of severe pulmonary venous obstruction complicating a Mustard procedure. Without preparatory pulmonary banding, both patients had adequate left ventricular function due to secondary ...
Bogers, A.J.J.C. (Ad), Bos, E. (Egbert), Jong, P.L. (Peter) de, Witsenburg, M. (Maarten)   +3 more
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Statins and Left Ventricular Function

Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2018
Background: Statins are a well-established class of drugs in both preventing coronary events and treating cardiovascular atherosclerotic disease, however their use in heart failure is still in debate. </P><P> Objectives: To establish whether statins&#39; pleiotropic actions in endothelium, inflammation, remodeling of the heart and ...
Bakakos, Agamemnon, Oikonomou, Evangelos, Vogiatzi, Georgia, Siasos, Gerasimos, Tsalamandris, Sotiris, Antonopoulos, Alexios, Mourouzis, Costas, Fountoulakis, Petros, Vavuranakis, Manolis, Tousoulis, Dimitris   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Communication and Language Profiles of Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive and language deficits are frequently reported sequelae of posterior fossa brain tumors (PFBT). Typically, delayed onset impedes prompt assessment and early intervention. This has devastating implications for quality of life.
Zara Sved, Meghan Hesse, Jennie Cusiter, Annabel Webb, Kimberley Docking   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Right Ventricular Function, Peripheral Edema, and Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness

Kidney International Reports, 2017
The cardiorenal syndrome generally focuses on left ventricular function, and the importance of the right ventricle as a determinant of renal function is described less frequently. In a cohort of critically ill patients with echocardiographic measurements
Christina Chen, Joon Lee, Alistair E. Johnson, Roger G. Mark, Leo Anthony Celi, John Danziger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Criterion‐Related Validity of the Neuropsychological Quick Assessment for Screening Cognitive, Motor, and Behavioral Impairments in Patients With Pediatric Brain Tumors: An Observational Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuropsychological complications may impair the qualitative prognosis of patients with pediatric brain tumors. However, multifaceted evaluations cannot be conducted in all patients because they are time consuming and burdensome for patients.
Ami Tabata, Keita Ueda, Tsukasa Ueno, Katsutsugu Umeda, Kentaro Ueno, Kanade Tanaka, Noyuri Nishida, Rie Yamawaki, Megumi Nukui, Yoshiki Arakawa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bigeminy and the bifid papillary muscle [PDF]

, 2010
Various structural anomalies of the left ventricular papillary muscles have been observed in recent years. Many of these have been linked to electrocardiographic aberrations.
James Ker, J Ker, J Ker, J Ker, AS Shah, J Ker, K Wang, H Doppalapudi, EB Sternick   +8 more
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Improvement of left ventricular systolic function after intervention on right ventricular hemodynamics

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Background: The importance of right–left ventricular interactions is increasingly recognized in patients with congenital heart disease. Interventions to improve right ventricular volume/pressure overloading may result in improvement of left ventricular ...
James Wiley, Whitney Fairchild, Anudeep K. Dodeja, Cesar I. Mesia, Caitlin M. Heyden, Shailendra Upadhyay   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of left ventricular function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with or without pulmonary hypertension

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common entity in clinical practice. Development of right ventricular hypertrophy and eventual right side heart failure is also common in such patients.
Rabab A. El Wahsh, Mahmoud K. Ahmed, Rehab I. Yaseen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Left atrial size in patients with arterial hypertension [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2006
INTRODUCTION Left atrial size is increased in patients with arterial hypertension. Left atrial enlargement represents a risk factor of atrial fibrillation and stroke. Left atrial size depends on the effect of many other etiological factors, predominantly
Milutinović Suzana, Apostolović Svetlana, Tasić Ivan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Hydraulic Thick-walled Phantom for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Function [PDF]

, 2007
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Claessens, Tom, Meyns, Guido, Segers, Patrick, Van Der Smissen, Benjamin, Van Ransbeeck, Peter, Verdonck, Pascal   +5 more
core   +2 more sources