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This study examined the presenting features and long-term outcome of all cases of anomalous left coronary artery presenting to our institution over a 15-year period.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare condition presenting in infancy with acute myocardial ischaemia. AIMS: A retrospective study was undertaken to assess the presenting features and long-term outcome of all cases of ALCAPA presenting to our institution over a 15-year period. METHODS: All the cases were located using the hospital more...
International Classification:
Other - anomalous left coronary artery
Categories:
anomalous left coronary artery
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 177 Page: 127-30 June 2008
M. A. Walsh; D. Duff; P. Oslizlok; M. Redmond; K. P. Walsh; A. E. Wood; D. M. Coleman
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This study examined the range of cTnT and NTpBNP in preterm infants, correlate NTpBNP and cTnT with echocardiographic markers of cardiac function and assess the influence of antenatal and postnatal factors on these biochemical markers
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular compromise is increasingly recognized in preterm infants. Currently, echocardiography is the best tool to assess myocardial contractility and guide management. Elevated levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and N-terminal-pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NTpBNP) are associated with poor myocardial contractility and low cardiac output in adults. OBJECTIVE: To more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - cardiac function in preterm infants
Categories:
cardiac function
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Perinatol,
Vol: 28 Page: 482-6 July 2008
A. El-Khuffash; P. G. Davis; K. Walsh; E. J. Molloy
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The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease-induced heart failure in children
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BACKGROUND: We undertook the first prospective, national, multicenter study to describe the incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease-induced heart failure in children. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were collected on patients admitted to a hospital through 2003 with a first episode of heart failure in the absence of congenital heart disease. All 17 pediatric cardiac centers in the more...
International Classification:
Other - heart muscle disease-induced heart failure
Categories:
heart muscle disease-induced heart failure
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Circulation,
Vol: 117 Page: 79-84 2008
R. E. Andrews; M. J. Fenton; D. A. Ridout; M. Burch
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This study examined the procedure, the results, and the follow-up of patients who underwent percutaneous closure of a residual ventricular septal defect following a surgical closure using the Amplatzer ventricular septal defect device
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The objective of this study was to look at the procedure, the results, and the follow-up of patients who underwent percutaneous closure of a residual ventricular septal defect (VSD) following a surgical closure using the Amplatzer VSD device. Four patients had an original diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot, two patients had a patch leak following a surgical repair of a VSD, and three more...
International Classification:
Procedure - ventricular septal defect closure
Categories:
ventricular septal defect
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv,
Vol: 67 Page: 445-51; discussion 452 March 2006
M. A. Walsh; D. M. Coleman; P. Oslizlok; K. P. Walsh
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This aim of this study was to examine at the amount of training required to accurately assess ductal patency in very low birth weight infants and to show that this service could be provided by non-cardiologists
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The aim of our study was to look at the amount of training required to accurately assess ductal patency in very low birth weight infants and to show that this service could be provided by non-cardiologists. Training consisted of an introductory echocardiography course, a CD package, and a total of 3 hours of teaching with a paediatric cardiologist. All of this was accomplished within more...
International Classification:
Premature - infants
Categories:
ductal patency;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Medical Journal,
Vol: 99 Page: 240-242 2006
M. Walsh; D. Coleman; J. Murphy; A. Twomey
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This article discusses the current established reference values - for cardiac troponins - in term and preterm infants and demonstrates their potential use in neonatology
Abstract:
Cardiac troponins have a major role in screening and diagnosis of myocardial ischaemia in adults and children. Their introduction has redefined the diagnosis of myocardial infarction in adults and provided valuable prognostic information. In the paediatric population, troponins show a good correlation with the extent of myocardial damage following cardiac surgery and cardiotoxic more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Neonatology,
Vol: 94 Page: 1-7 2008
A. F. El-Khuffash; E. J. Molloy
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This study examined the quality of transmitted scans between the regional paediatric cardiology centre in Northern Ireland has a telemedicine network linking the neonatal units of three district general hospitals using ISDN and IP-compliant equipment
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The regional paediatric cardiology centre in Northern Ireland has a telemedicine network linking the neonatal units of three district general hospitals using ISDN and IP-compliant equipment. We have previously reported the use of ISDN transmission at 128 kbit/s for remote echocardiography. In a series of 61 patients, a total of 59 transmitted scans were of sufficient diagnostic quality more...
International Classification:
Diagnostic tool (imaging techniques transmition) - scans
Categories:
quality of transmitted scans; ISDN and IP-compliant equipment
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Telemed Telecare,
Vol: 8 Suppl 2 Page: 31-3 2002
B. Grant; J. G. Wallace; R. A. Hobson; B. G. Craig; H. C. Mulholland; F. A. Casey
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