Propranolol versus captopril in the treatment of infantile hemangioma (IH): A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Renin-angiotensin system components have been demonstrated in the biology of infantile hemangioma (IH). Captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, is proposed as a therapeutic alternative to oral propranolol.

Objectives: We sought to compare the benefit of propranolol and captopril in the treatment of IH, and to assess angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in patients with IH and in control subjects.

Propranolol and infantile hemangiomas: different routes of administration, a randomized clinical trial.

Unlabelled: Oral propranolol has become the treatment of choice of infantile hemangiomas (IH)s. However, the safety of systemic propranolol is questioned. Topical therapy with 1% propranolol has been reported to be safe and effective.

Transcatheter closure of secundum ASD using Occlutech Figulla-N device in symptomatic children younger than 2 years of age.

Introduction: Atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter occlusion techniques have become alternatives to surgical procedures. We evaluated the efficiency and safety of the Occlutech Figulla-N device in percutaneous closure of secundum ASDs in symptomatic children younger than 2 years of age.

Methods: The study included 17 patients (9 girls, 8 boys; mean age, 10.

Percutaneous closure of medium and large PDAs using amplatzer duct occluder (ADO) I and II in infants: safety and efficacy.

Background: The use of the Amplatzer duct occluder (ADO; AGA Medical Corporation) is well established and reported in children and adults, but there are only occasional reports on use in symptomatic infants.

Methods And Results: Between March 2009 and January 2011, a group of 47 infants less than 2 years of age with symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was treated using ADO I and II devices. Patients were divided into infants less than 1 year old (group A; n = 28/47; 59.

Oral propranolol: an effective, safe treatment for infantile hemangiomas.

Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are the most common childhood tumors. In 2008, Labreze reported the serendipitous effect of oral propranolol on hemangioma and since then it has overshadowed the use of other therapeutic modalities in the treatment of IH. The aim of this prospective, clinical study was to assess the efficacy and safety profile of oral propranolol at a fixed dose of 2 mgkg(-1) in the treatment of 30 patients with problematic IH.

The effect of hemodialysis on Q-T interval on children with chronic renal failure.

The hemodialysis patients have a wide variety of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and, in certain instances; hemodialysis itself seems to be a cause of ECG changes and different kinds of dysrhythmias. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of hemodialysis on QT and corrected QT (QTc) interval and QTc interval dispersion in patients with end-stage renal failure 10 min before (pre-HD) and 10 min after each hemodialysis (post-HD). An observational cross-section study was conducted on 30 patients'admitted to the dialysis unit in Abou El Ressh pediatric hospital along a period of 6 months starting from October 2008.

Arrhythmia in the neonatal intensive care unit.

A random sample of 457 neonates was prospectively studied in order to identify the incidence, common types, and risk factors for arrhythmias in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A 12-lead EKG was studied in all neonates (n = 457). A total of 139 Holter studies was done in every fourth baby with a normal EKG (n = 100) and in all babies with an abnormal EKG (n = 39).

Diagnostic dilemma of cardiac syncope in pediatric patients.

Aims: Syncope is defined as temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone resulting from an abrupt transient decrease in cerebral blood flow. The present work aimed at determining how diagnostic tests are used in the evaluation of pediatric syncope at a tertiary pediatric referral center and to report on the utility and the yield of these tests.

Settings And Design: Retrospective study conducted at a tertiary referral arrhythmolology service

Methods And Material: The clinical charts of 234 pediatric patients presenting with a primary complaint of syncope with an average age of 7.

The value of Holter monitoring in the assessment of Pediatric patients.

Aims: Holter monitoring (HM) has been established as one of the most effective noninvasive clinical tools in the diagnosis, assessment and risk stratification of cardiac patients. However, studies in the pediatric age group are limited. The present work aims at determining the value of HM in the diagnosis and management of children.