Publications by authors named "E Azeka"
Article Synopsis
- Arrhythmias can cause severe heart issues in children, and when they are severe, heart transplantation (HTX) may be necessary, but this group has not been distinctively studied.
- *This study aimed to look at pediatric patients who needed HTX primarily due to malignant arrhythmia (MA) and how their outcomes compared to others on the list.
- *Out of thousands listed for HTX, only 63 patients (1.4%) had MA as the reason; although they were generally older and more likely to have had cardiac arrests, their chances of surviving and recovering after transplantation were similar to those without MA.
Mechanical circulatory support is an established therapy to support failing hearts as a bridge to transplantation. Although tolerated overall, arrhythmias may occur after ventricular assist device implantation and can complicate patient management. We report on an infant with dilated cardiomyopathy who developed ventricular tachycardia followed by recalcitrant ventricular fibrillation, refractory to comprehensive medical therapy post Berlin Heart EXCOR® (BHE) implant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, and heart transplantation is the main treatment of choice. As genetic causes can be identified in a considerable proportion of cases, investigation of possible family cardiac history is essential. We analyzed the profiles of pediatric heart transplant recipients in terms of family history of heart disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a global reality for longer than 3 years. Serologic studies have great importance for understanding the virus's behavior in populations, as it can suggest the status of the epidemic in a community. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the serologic profile for COVID-19 in patients before and after pediatric heart transplantation.
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