Background: Many issues might arise with surgical closure, such as postoperative pain, sternotomy scar, and postoperative arrhythmias as well as heart block. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for complete heart block (CHB) among children following surgica...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i195138
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a frequent consequence of untreated congenital heart disease (CHD). Elevated pulmonary pressure induces vascular remodeling and RV dysfunction through several mechanisms, culminating in a gradual elevation in pulmonary vascular...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i234874
Background: Surgical repair of congenital heart diseases (CHD) affects heart rate variability (HRV) in different ways. It leads to varying degrees of cardiac autonomic derangement, clinically detectable as depression of HRV parameters. The aim of this work was to evaluate HRV in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v10i4200
Background: Natural progression of CHD often results in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is a leading cause of death and disability. Aim: The goal of this work is to clarify the prognostic and diagnostic usefulness of OPN in children with PAH-CHD, a...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i224824
Background: Recurrent pneumonia is a challenge for pediatric pulmonologists. There are limited data on the underlying causes of recurrent pneumonia in children in the developing countries. Aim: To identify the underlying causes of recurrent pneumonia in children with undiagnosed...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i630861
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a frequent complication of congenital heart disease (CHD) with left-to-right shunt. Increased pulmonary pressure leads to vascular remodeling and RV dysfunction. Objectives: To analyze the role of high-sensitive cardiac tropo...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2330728
Aim and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the plasma levels of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) in children with congestive heart failure, also to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of this novel biomarker in pediatric congestive heart failure, by correl...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2230703
Objectives: Assessment of plasma level of connective tissue growth factor in congestive heart failure children, assessment of its diagnostic and prognostic role and correlate its level with clinical and echocardiographic assessment of congestive heart failure. Methods: Connective...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i130358