Publications by authors named "Jesper Reimers"
Atrial standstill is a rare arrhythmia defined by the absence of mechanical and electrical activity in the atria. Few cases of atrial standstill have been described in children, none of which have presented with cerebral infarction confirmed by imaging. We report a unique case of a 7-year-old girl presenting with expressive aphasia, central facial palsy and irregular pulse with cerebral infarction secondary to atrial standstill.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies assessing quality of life in adolescents and young adults born with CHD compared with age-matched controls.
Methods: We carried out a systematic search of the literature published in Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, and the Cochrane Library's Database (1990-2013); two authors independently extracted data from the included studies. We used the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for quality assessment of studies.
Objectives: We assessed the outcome of cascade screening of families with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) in Danish heart centers.
Methods: Affected family members were identified through systematic family screening.
Results: In total, 228 affected relatives were identified from 90 families.
Development of dilated cardiomyopathy in patients with congenital complete atrioventricular block with or without pacemaker is well described. We report a case of dilated cardiomyopathy in a child with congenital complete atrioventricular block, long-QT syndrome, and VVI pacemaker. Temporary pacing in the right ventricular outflow tract demonstrated a 63% increase in cardiac output.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: After the Fontan procedure patients are at risk for reduced quality of life (QoL) and cognitive function. We aimed to assess these important factors in Danish Fontan patients and to compare the results with a group of healthy controls.
Methods: All Fontan patients living in Denmark were identified and invited to participate.
A 17-year-old male with a history of newly implanted mechanical valve at the aortic position, presented with fever, rigors, and painful cutaneous abscesses on his lower extremities and was suspected for infective endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a vegetation-like structure following the movement of the mechanical heart valve (MHV), which eventually proved to be a product of degassing microbubbles (MB).
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- Patients with a functionally univentricular heart, post-Fontan procedure, show reduced pulmonary diffusing capacity primarily due to lower pulmonary capillary blood volume, despite having a preserved alveolar capillary membrane diffusing capacity.
- Advanced pulmonary function tests indicated that supine positioning significantly increased diffusing capacity and pulmonary capillary blood volume in Fontan patients compared to healthy controls.
- The resting cardiac index emerged as a key independent predictor of pulmonary diffusing capacity in the studied population.
Aim: We sought to compare and assess growth in single ventricle children with a systemic right or left ventricle in five time periods: at birth, before neonatal surgery, before the Glenn anastomosis and finally before and after the Fontan operation to 11 years of age.
Methods: We reviewed medical records on 116 single ventricle patients operated at Rigshospitalet, Denmark from 1987 to 2007. Surgical procedures, feeding route, hemodynamic variables and anthropometric measurements such as weight and height were registered and converted to z-scores.