Publications by authors named "Melany Atkins"
Purpose Of Review: The aim of this study is to provide an update on mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and mitral annular disjunction (MAD) and who may be at risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Recent Findings: MVP is generally considered a benign condition. However, a small subset of patients may be at risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Purpose: To assess the ability of four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI to quantify flow volume of the Fontan circuit, including the frequency and hemodynamic contribution of systemic-to-pulmonary venovenous collateral vessels.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, patients with Fontan circulation were included from three institutions (2017-2021). Flow measurements were performed at several locations along the circuit by two readers, and collateral shunt volumes were quantified.
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in the pediatric population.
Curr Opin Cardiol
January 2022
Purpose Of Review: Review the current state of the art of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) diagnosis and risk stratification in the pediatric population.
Recent Findings: ARVC is an inherited cardiomyopathy characterized by progressive myocyte loss and fibrofatty replacement of predominantly the right ventricle and high risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). ARVC is one of the leading causes of arrhythmic cardiac arrest in young people.
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Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child After Recovering From Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
July 2020
Left ventricular aneurysms are extremely rare in children. A child developed an aneurysm a year after recovering from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The initial management was conservative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a case of a large left ventricular capillary haemangioma incidentally discovered in a pre-adolescent patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Advances of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) have been developed for dose reduction, but their efficacy in clinical practice is largely unknown. This study was designed to evaluate radiation dose exposure and utilization of dose-saving strategies for contrast-enhanced cardiac CTA in daily practice.
Methods And Results: Sixty one hospitals from 32 countries prospectively enrolled 4502 patients undergoing cardiac CTA during one calendar month in 2017.
Rationale: The relationship between pulmonary artery size with underlying pulmonary hypertension and mortality remains to be determined in COPD. We sought to evaluate the relationships in a cohort of patients with advanced COPD.
Methods: A retrospective study of advanced COPD patients evaluated between 1998 and 2012 was conducted at a tertiary care center.
Study Objectives: The goals of this study were to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive accuracy of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET-FDG) imaging in detecting metastatic disease involvement of pleura and/or presence of malignant pleural effusion in patients with proven lung cancer. We wanted to compare efficacy of PET-FDG imaging to CT scanning in differentiating benign pleural effusion from malignant effusion and/or pleural involvement in patients with lung cancer.
Methods: We studied 35 patients with biopsy-proven lung cancer and abnormal findings on CT scanning for presence of pleural effusion (n = 34) and/or pleural thickening or nodular involvement (n = 4).