The relationship between erythrocyte membrane fatty acid levels and cardiac autonomic function in obese children.

Objective: Childhood obesity is a worldwide health concern. Studies have shown autonomic dysfunction in obese children. The exact mechanism of this dysfunction is still unknown.

Stent Placement in a Neonate with Sano Modification of the Norwood using Semi-Elective Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a well-established tool of cardiopulmonary circulatory support for cardiopulmonary failure in children and adults. It has been used as a supportive strategy during interventional procedures in neonates with congenital heart disease. Herein, we describe a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent stenting of the Sano shunt and left pulmonary artery after Norwood Sano operation using intra-procedural ECMO support.

Midterm Results of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Children and Young Adults from a Single Center in Turkey.

Background: Despite concerns about complications with the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), it is effective for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). We aimed to analyze our midterm experience with ICD in children and young adults.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients who were implanted with an ICD between 2001 and 2014.

Adrenomedullin predicts high risk and culture positivity in children with solid tumors suffering from neutropenic fever.

Aim Of Study: Neutropenic fever is a source of morbidity and mortality in children with cancer. It is not possible to detect the causative agent in cultures in most cases; the research for a marker that can show the severity of the disease is ongoing. We evaluated the role of adrenomedullin (ADM) at predicting prognosis on patients with febrile neutropenia, which has been proven to be a good prognostic marker for diseases with high morbidity and mortality, such as heart failure, ischemic ventricular dysfunction, sepsis, and systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

Myostatin as a Marker for Doxorubicin Induced Cardiac Damage.

Purpose: Doxorubicin (DXR) is an effective chemotherapeutic agent but causes severe cardiac failure over known doses. Thus, early detection and prevention of cardiac damage is important. Various markers have been tested for early detection of cardiac damage.

Percutaneous closure of a coronary fistula with single Amplatzer Vascular Plug II in a five-month-old female: The youngest case report.

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare clinical abnormality characterized by a connection between one or more coronary arteries and an adjacent cardiac chamber or vascular structure. Although CAF complications are more common in older children over time, there is still no consensus in terms of treatment indications in children with asymptomatic fistula. We describe an asymptomatic infant diagnosed with a severely dilated right coronary artery and a coronary-cameral fistula treated successfully by transcatheter device closure.