Publications by authors named "Saskia Tuttle"
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- A study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and mortality rates of congenital heart diseases (CHD) in newborns in French Guiana between 2012 and 2016, an area lacking prior research on this topic.
- The findings revealed that out of 33,796 births, there were 231 CHD cases, with anomalies primarily in the ventricular outflow tract and a significant number having chromosomal or genetic anomalies.
- The study indicates a high infant mortality rate associated with CHD, especially in cases of functionally univentricular hearts, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to reduce these mortality rates in the region.*
Introduction: Several studies have reported a higher frequency and greater morbidity and mortality of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) of black African descent.
Objectives: We aimed to describe the clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic characteristics as well as outcomes of children with MIS-C requiring admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the French West Indies (FWI), where the majority of the population is Afro-Caribbean.
Methods: Ambidirectional observational cohort study between April 1, 2020 and August 31, 2022.
We describe the case of a patient who developed resistant hypertension due to a giant atheroma with acquired physiologic mimic of coarctation of the aorta. This presentation illustrates an extremely rare etiology to consider in adults in whom aortic isthmus stenosis remains often of congenital origin. ().
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