Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome associated with mild COVID-19 infection in a 9-year-old child: A case report and literature review.

The neurologic complications associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming more prevalent in children after the appearance of the Omicron strain. An association between COVID-19 and posterior reversible encephalopathy (PRES) has been consistently reported in adults, but little information is available in the pediatric age group. There are only few case reports of COVID-19-related PRES in children, and all of these patients were either on some type of immunomodulatory medications or whose general condition was severe.

Efficacy of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist for the glycemic control of a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome: a case report.

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is often related to severe obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). Clinical findings suggesting the benefits of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for glycemic control of DM in PWS have been recently increasing. However, there are only a few reports describing the effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for PWS.

Utility of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for diagnosis of unroofed coronary sinus.

We report a case of unroofed coronary sinus (URCS) in a 42-year-old female. At an outpatient clinic, she was found to have an atrioventricular septal defect and mitral regurgitation with pulmonary hypertension, and she was transferred to our institute for surgical treatment. Both atrioventricular valves were located at the same level, and both the right atrium (RA) and right ventricle were enlarged on two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.

Coil occlusion of PDA in patients younger than 1 year: risk factors for adverse events.

Background: Transcatheter occlusion of infantile patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) challenges the interventionist.

Purpose: To analyze the risk factors for adverse events from this procedure in patients younger than 12 months.

Subjects: We retrospectively analyzed data on 32 patients younger than 12 months in whom transcatheter coil occlusion of a PDA was attempted.

Increased serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein is related to hypoxia and brain natriuretic peptide in congenital heart disease.

Background: Studies of adults have shown a direct association between increased serum concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic heart failure. Some studies have documented elevated hs-CRP in obese children and adolescents, and in patients with a history of Kawasaki disease, but there are few data on its clinical significance in congenital heart disease.

Methods: Measurements of hs-CRP, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), hemoglobin, and percutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO2) were done in the following 70 patients: 18 controls; 11 with hypoxia (SpO2 /= 40 pg/mL and SpO2 > 85%); and 10 patients with hypoxia-BNP (SpO2 /= 40 pg/mL).

Genesis stent implantation without using a long sheath in two children.

A Genesis stent was implanted in two children, one with superior vena caval (SVC) stenosis and one with pulmonary artery branch stenosis. Case 1 was a 2-month-old baby with SVC stenosis following intracardiac repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) and case 2 was a 2-year-old child with left lower pulmonary artery stenosis following one-stage unifocalization for dextrocardia, double outlet right ventricle, ventricular septal defect, pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Both procedures resulted in immediate clinical and hemodynamic improvement.

Static balloon atrial septostomy with buddy wire technique: a case report.

The buddy wire technique, i.e. the use of a second 0.

Efficacy of ticlopidine for preventing migraine after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with Amplatzer septal occluder: a case report.

Transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect using the Amplatzer septal occluder is a current treatment option in Japan, but is occasionally associated with transient exacerbation or new onset migraine. Clopidogrel is effective in such a situation, but the efficacy of ticlopidine, an analog of clopidogrel, on migraine remains unclear. A 15-year-old girl presented with typical migraine attacks with aura 11 days after transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect with an Amplatzer septal occluder.

Coil occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus.

Background: Coils are the only devices available for transcatheter occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in Japan. Since April 1999, we have introduced a 0.052-inch Gianturco coil (0.

Coil occlusion for patent ductus arteriosus larger than 3 mm.

Background: Coil occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is now widely accepted as the first-line treatment, but there are few reports of age-dependent differences in the complications associated with this technique.

Methods And Results: Sixteen patients (11 adults, 5 children) with a PDA larger than 3 mm, who underwent coil occlusion at Sapporo Medical University Hospital between September 1995 and August 2004, were enrolled. Immediate and intermediate outcomes and complications were analyzed.

Acute recoil of stents used for the relief of stenotic great vessels in the setting of congenital cardiac disease.

We implanted either large or medium Palmaz stents, or a Palmaz Corinthian stent, in various stenotic vessels, such as the pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, aorta, or superior caval vein. Using angiograms, we measured the diameter of the stenotic vessel before or after the implantation, the minimal diameter of the lumen, the minimal diameter of the largest fully expanded balloon used to expand the stent, and the diameter immediately after withdrawal of the balloon. The minimal diameter of the fully expanded balloon, and the minimal diameter of the lumen subsequent to expansion, were 8.

Improvement of protein-losing enteropathy by coil embolization of the left azygos vein.

We report a 17-year-old boy with double-outlet right ventricle, atrioventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, and persistent left superior vena cava who developed a protein-losing enteropathy, which was cured by coil embolization of the left azygos vein, thereby interrupting the vein-to-vein shunt.