Fludrocortisone in Pediatric Vasovagal Syncope: A Retrospective, Single-Center Observational Study.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of fludrocortisone in patients with pediatric vasovagal syncope (VVS).

Methods: This retrospective observational single-tertiary-center study based on chart reviews included 74 patients who were newly diagnosed with VVS in the head-up tilt-table test (HUTT). Some of the patients had been treated with fludrocortisone.

A Comparative Analysis of Clinical Screening Test and Language Specific Test in Language Delay Children.

The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of a clinical screening test [the Korean Infant and Child Developmental Test (KICDT)] compared to language specific tests: the sequenced language scale for infant (SELSI) and the Preschool Receptive-Expressive language Scale (PRES) in children with delayed language development. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 615 children who visited the Department of Pediatrics at Chonbuk National University Hospital from January 2013 to December 2016. All patients were evaluated with KICDT as a clinical screening test and SELSI or PRES as a language specific test.

Acute blindness as a presenting sign of left atrial myxoma in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) due to cardiac myxoma primarily occurs in elderly individuals. Early detection and surgical resection of myxoma are extremely important because CRAO causes complete blindness in most cases. However, due to the extremely low incidence of CRAO caused by cardiac myxoma in the pediatric age group, such condition is rarely reported.

Clinical Significance of Asymmetric Minimum Intensity Projection Images of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children.

Background And Purpose: The susceptibility-weighted imaging form of brain MRI using minimum intensity projection (mIP) is useful for assessing traumatic brain injuries because it readily reveals deoxyhemoglobin or paramagnetic compounds. We investigated the efficacy of using this methodology in nontraumatic patients.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the asymmetric mIP findings in nontraumatic patients.

Outcomes Associated with the Off-label Use of Medical Devices in Congenital Heart Disease at a Single Institute.

Background And Objectives: While the off-label use of implantable medical devices for treating congenital heart disease is not uncommon, the present conditions and outcomes of their off-label use have rarely been described. Therefore, this study evaluated the prevalence and results of using implantable devices off-label to treat congenital heart disease at a single institute.

Subjects And Methods: This was a retrospective study based on the medical records of catheter-based interventions for congenital heart disease performed from July 1, 1995 to June 1, 2015.

Acute Changes in Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure following the Transcatheter Closure of an Atrial Septal Defect in Adults.

Background: Acute changes in left ventricular diastolic function shortly after ASD closure in elderly patients have not been well known. We aimed to investigate acute changes in left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) in elderly patients following transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD).

Methods: All 19 adults with ASDs who underwent transcatheter closure between June 2013 and December 2014 were enrolled.

Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic function in children and adolescents with essential hypertension.

Introduction: Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in children and adolescents with essential hypertension tend to be underdiagnosed. The aims of this study were to investigate left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in the subjects with essential hypertension defined by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

Methods: A total of 38 Korean subjects aged 9-19 years without secondary causes of hypertension were reviewed.

A Case of Subclinical Hypothyroidism with Lingual and Right Pretracheal Ectopic Thyroid.

Ectopic thyroid tissue is most commonly located in a single location, this being the lingual area. Presentation with two ectopic thyroid foci is quite unusual. A girl patient aged 7 years who presented with complaints of two masses in the right anterior neck and submandibular area is reported.

Ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein catheterization in critically ill pediatric patients.

Purpose: Continuous intravenous access is imperative in emergency situations. Ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein (IJV) catheterization was investigated in critically ill pediatric patients to assess the feasibility of the procedure.

Methods: Patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit between February 2011 and September 2012 were enrolled in this study.

Comparison of the prevalence of islet autoantibodies according to age and disease duration in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: This study investigated the prevalence of islet autoantibodies in children and adults with T1DM according to their age and the duration of disease.

Methods: We measured the levels of islet autoantibodies, including antiglutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (anti-GAD Ab), and combined these with anthropometric measurements and laboratory tests of 137 patients newly diagnosed with T1DM during the last 20 years. The subjects were subdivided into four groups according to their age at the onset of the disease.