Background.– Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limiting vasculitis of unknown etiology. The incidence of KD is increasing worldwide. However, there is a lack of data on Kawasaki disease and…
Aims .– The objectives of this pilot prospective monocenter cohort study were to describe Staphylococcus aureus (SA) colonization in children before cardiac surgery and to compare the incidence of surgical…
Background.– Infective endocarditis (IE) may adversely impact on long term prognosis of patients with CHD reaching adulthood (ACHD). The aim of this study was to assess the features and outcome…
Background.– In the context of new target therapies, this study aimed to assess the functional status and long-term outcomes of patients with Eisenmenger Syndrome reaching adulthood. Patients and methods.– This…
Introduction .– Rejection following cardiac transplant remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality as well as the complications of the immunosuppressive therapy. Thus, surveillance of paediatric heart transplant patients…
Introduction .– Heart transplantation is the gold standard therapy for pediatric end-stage heart failure. Sometimes, the waiting time for a transplant may be long and a mechanical support is required…
Introduction .– Cardiac output (CO) monitoring is important during pediatric congenital cardiopathy surgery. Doppler transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) remains the most valuable technique in perioperative settings. Pressure recording analytical method (PRAM)…
Background.– ALCAPA syndrome is a rare congenital heart disease, mainly diagnosed during the first months of life with a high early mortality in symptomatic children in the absence of surgery….
Background .– DNA banks containing samples of patients with congenital heart disease are being developed at international level. The accurate anatomic description of the cardiac phenotype of such samples is…
Background .– Cardiac catheterization procedures are being increasingly performed in children with congenital heart disease for diagnostic and treatment purposes. Given children’s greater sensitivity to radiation and the longer life…
