Publications by authors named "D'Arcy Vandenberghe"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) compared to healthy controls, noting that OUES can be measured without requiring maximal exercise.
- Findings revealed that the mean OUES was significantly lower in children with CHD (38.6) versus healthy peers (43.9), with the most severe cases showing the greatest deficiency.
- Factors such as age, Body Mass Index, gender, and prior medical procedures were identified as clinical determinants associated with decreased OUES in the CHD group, suggesting the relevance of OUES in assessing exercise capacity.
Background: Advances in congenital heart disease (CHD) have transferred the mortality from childhood to adulthood. Exercise capacity in young patients with CHD remains lower than in the general population, resulting in deconditioning and impaired quality of life. Evidence based-medicine in cardiac rehabilitation in this age group with CHD remains limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of hypnosis in children has been described more than two centuries ago, with a more recent research and clinical application. There is currently a good level of evidence for the efficacy of clinical hypnosis in children for minor surgery, medical procedures or pain management. The use of clinical hypnosis, in paediatric cardiology, for invasive procedures such as transesophageal echocardiography, has not been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Myocardial salvage is an important surrogate endpoint to estimate the impact of treatments in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between cardiac sympathetic denervation area assessed by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using iodine-123-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (I-MIBG) and myocardial area at risk (AAR) assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) (gold standard).
Patients And Methods: A total of 35 postprimary reperfusion STEMI patients were enrolled prospectively to undergo SPECT using I-MIBG (evaluates cardiac sympathetic denervation) and thallium-201 (evaluates myocardial necrosis), and to undergo CMR imaging using T2-weighted spin-echo turbo inversion recovery for AAR and postgadolinium T1-weighted phase sensitive inversion recovery for scar assessment.