Left and right ventricular function by echocardiography, tissue doppler imaging, carotid intima media thickness, and asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in female adolescents with vitamin D deficiency.

Background: The aim of our study was to assess left and right ventricle systolic and diastolic functions in female adolescents with vitamin D deficiency using conventional echocardiography and pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging and to investigate carotid intima media thickness and asymmetric dimethylarginine levels.

Methods: Sixty-six female adolescents were enrolled in this study. The female adolescents were divided into a vitamin D deficiency group (n: 34) and a control group (n: 32).

Left and right ventricular function by echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging, carotid intima-media thickness, and asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels in obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome.

Unlabelled: PurposeThe aim of our study was to assess left ventricle and right ventricle systolic and diastolic functions in obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome using conventional echocardiography and pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging and to investigate carotis intima-media thickness, and asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels.

Methods: A total of 198 obese adolescents were enrolled in the study. The obese patients were divided into metabolic syndrome group and non-metabolic syndrome group.

Personal Hygiene and Vulvovaginitis in Prepubertal Children.

Study Objective: To determine and compare clinical and microbiological features of vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls. Vulvovaginitis is the most common gynecological problem of childhood. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, INTERVENTIONS, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: This study involved 45 girls from 2-12 (5.

Tuberous sclerosis and cardiac tumors: new electrocardiographic finding in an infant.

Cardiac rhabdomyoma, the primary cardiac tumor most often diagnosed in children, is frequently present in patients with tuberous sclerosis. Most pediatric patients with rhabdomyoma are asymptomatic; however, various electrocardiographic abnormalities can be detected, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, ectopic atrial tachycardia, and atrioventricular node dysfunction. We describe the case of a 10-month-old infant girl who had tuberous sclerosis and multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas.

Left ventricular dimensions, systolic functions, and mass in term neonates with symmetric and asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction.

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated structural changes in the heart and cardiac dysfunction in foetuses with intrauterine growth restriction. There are no available data that evaluated left ventricular dimensions and mass in neonates with symmetric and asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate left ventricular dimensions, systolic functions, and mass in neonates with symmetric and asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction.

Left ventricular function by echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging, and carotid intima-media thickness in obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

The aims of this study were to evaluate left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) using conventional echocardiography and pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging and to investigate the relations between LV function and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). LV remodeling, tissue Doppler-derived LV velocities, and cardiovascular risk profiles in obese adolescents with NAFLD were also studied. One hundred eighty obese adolescents and 68 healthy controls were enrolled in the study.

Takayasu arteritis in a 4-year-old girl: case report and brief overview of the pediatric literature.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis that involves the aorta, its major branches and pulmonary arteries. Diagnosis of TA during childhood remains challenging due to the non-specific symptoms. We report a four-year-old girl presenting with fever, fatigue, weight loss, and elbow pain who was later diagnosed as childhood TA.

Relationship between left ventricular mass and carotid intima media thickness in obese adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Background/aims: No data are available examining the relationship between carotid intima media thickness (IMT) and left ventricular mass (LVM) in obese adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Therefore, we investigated LVM and carotid IMT in obese adolescents with NAFLD.

Methods: Eighty obese adolescents and 37 lean subjects were enrolled in the study.

Subclinical hypothyroidism as a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease in obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

No data are available on the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study aimed to determine whether an association exists between subclinical hypothyroidism and risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in obese adolescents with NAFLD. The study enrolled 111 obese adolescents and 42 lean subjects.

Attitudes toward and factors affecting influenza vaccination among physicians and nurses of a tertiary-care hospital in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

Aim: Similar to most international health care organizations, the Turkish Ministry of Health strongly recommends influenza vaccination for health care professionals. The aim of this study was to assess the vaccination rates and attitudes of physicians and nurses during the 2011 to 2012 seasonal influenza vaccination at a tertiary-care hospital of the Turkish Ministry of Health.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Clinical characteristics and causes of chest pain in 380 children referred to a paediatric cardiology unit.

Background: Chest pain is a common presenting complaint to paediatrics, paediatric cardiology, and paediatric emergency departments. In this study, we prospectively evaluated clinical characteristics and causes of chest pain in children referred to our paediatric cardiology unit.

Methods: A total of 380 children were included.

Isolated right ventricular noncompaction in a newborn.

Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by a pattern of prominent trabecular meshwork and deep intertrabecular recesses. The prevalence of left ventricular noncompaction is 0.01% in adults and 0.

Mean platelet volume in acute rheumatic fever.

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is still an endemic disease, especially among school-aged children in developing countries. Mean platelet volume (MPV), which is commonly used as a measure of platelet size, indicates the rate of platelet production and platelet activation. We aimed to investigate MPV in children with ARF.

Unusually prominent Chiari's network prolapsing into the right ventricle in an asymptomatic newborn.

Chiari's network (CN) is an embryologic remnant of eustachian valve located in the right atrium (RA). Incomplete involution of the fetal sinus venosus valves results in ''redundant'' CN. CN has been found in 1.

Isolated left ventricular noncompaction in a newborn with Pierre-Robin sequence.

Pierre-Robin sequence or syndrome (PRS) (OMIM #261800) is characterized by a small mandible (micrognathia), posterior displacement/retraction of the tongue (glossoptosis), and upper airway obstruction. It has an incidence varying from 1 in 8,500 to 1 in 30,000 births. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) occur in 20 % of the patients with PRS.

The epidemiology and economic impact of varicella-related hospitalizations in Turkey from 2008 to 2010: a nationwide survey during the pre-vaccine era (VARICOMP study).

Varicella can cause complications that are potentially serious and require hospitalization. Our current understanding of the causes and incidence of varicella-related hospitalization in Turkey is limited and sufficiently accurate epidemiological and economical information is lacking. The aim of this study was to estimate the annual incidence of varicella-related hospitalizations, describe the complications, and estimate the annual mortality and cost of varicella in children.

P-wave dispersion in children with acute rheumatic fever.

As a new and simple electrocardiographic marker, P-wave dispersion is reported to be associated with inhomogeneous and discontinuous propagation of sinus impulses. The current study aimed to investigate P-wave dispersion in children with acute rheumatic fever. The study population consisted of 47 children with acute rheumatic fever (29 patients with carditis and 18 patients without carditis) and 31 healthy control subjects.

Effects of atomoxetine on cardiovascular functions and on QT dispersion in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Background: Atomoxetine is a central norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The effects of atomoxetine on cardiovascular functions and QT dispersion in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have not been previously reported. The aim of this study was to analyse cardiovascular functions and QT dispersion on the surface electrocardiogram of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder during atomoxetine therapy.

Correlation of insulin sensitivity with bone mineral status in obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between bone mineral density (BMD) vs insulin resistance and metabolic risk factors in obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Patients And Methods: Eighty-two obese adolescents [45 girls and 37 boys, mean age: 12·3 ± 1·7 years, mean body mass index-standard deviation score (BMI-SDS): 1·9 ± 0·2] and 30 control subjects (15 girls and 15 boys, mean age: 12·3 ± 1·45 years, mean BMI-SDS: 0·5 ± 0·7) were enrolled the study. The obese subjects were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of liver steatosis with high transaminases (NAFLD group and non-NAFLD group).

A girl with metopic synostosis and trisomy 13 mosaicism: case report and review of the literature.

Trisomy 13, or Patau syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder characterized by a triad of cleft lip and palate, postaxial polydactyly and microcephaly. Complete, partial, or mosaic forms of the disorder can occur. Mosaic trisomy 13 is very rare, it occurs in only 5% of all patients with trisomy 13 phenotype.

Temporary cardiac pacemaker in the treatment of junctional rhythm and hypotension due to imipramine intoxication.

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) account for approximately 3% of all pediatric hospitalizations due to poisoning. TCAs remain a common cause of fatal drug poisoning because of their cardiovascular toxicity as manifested by electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, arrhythmias, and hypotension. We report a 15-year-old girl with junctional escape rhythm and resistant hypotension caused by severe imipramine intoxication.

An unusual cause of fever in a neonate: influenza A (H1N1) virus pneumonia.

The 2009 flu outbreak in humans, known as H1N1 influenza A, refers to influenza A due to a new H1N1 strain called swine-origin influenza virus A. The signs and symptoms of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection are similar to those of seasonal influenza, and specific diagnostic testing is required to distinguish novel influenza A (H1N1) virus from seasonal influenza virus. It results in various degrees of infection, ranging from mild to severe to fatal.