Aortic valve replacement using Konno procedure for prior Yasui procedure.

A 2-year-old girl underwent conversion to the Konno procedure by removing the Damus-Kaye-Stansel anastomosis after the neonatal Yasui procedure for an interrupted aortic arch with left ventricular outflow tract stenosis. Her postoperative course was uneventful. However, left ventricular outflow tract restenosis occurred due to narrowed ventricular septal defect and moderate neoaortic regurgitation from the old pulmonary valve.

Prediction of postnatal clinical course in primary congenital dilated cardiomyopathy.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prediction of postnatal prognosis using fetal and perinatal data in patients with primary congenital dilated cardiomyopathy (PCDCM), and to estimate the incidence of this disease.

Methods: We examined correlations between fetal or perinatal data and postnatal clinical course in a multicenter retrospective study of eight patients with PCDCM. Incidence was calculated in a population-based study.

Incidence of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in the Normal Population and in Patients with Congenital Heart Diseases Detected Using Echocardiography.

Reports on the incidence of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) in the normal population are limited to studies involving pacemaker implantation candidates and cadavers. The incidence in patients with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) is estimated to be higher than that in the normal population; however, the details are unclear. To investigate the incidence of PLSVC in the normal population and in patients with CHDs, subjects were examined prospectively using echocardiography.

A case of biatrial drainage of the right superior vena cava.

Biatrial drainage of the right superior vena cava resulting from a sinus venosus defect is a rare congenital malformation. It can result in severe desaturation although a sinus venosus defect usually presents as a left-to-right shunt. A male baby was noted to have cyanosis while nursing and was referred to us for medical treatment on his second day of life.

Risk factors for infantile atopic dermatitis and recurrent wheezing.

Background: The pathogenic mechanisms of atopic dermatitis (AD) and recurrent wheezing (RW) during infancy are not fully understood.

Objective: We evaluated immunological markers associated with AD and RW during infancy.

Methods: We followed a cohort (n = 314) from birth to 14 months of age.