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A Chantepie

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[The role of aortic morphology in the occurrence of hypertension in patients undergoing surgery for coarctation of the aorta before the age of 1 year].

OBJECTIVE: Hypertension on effort can be observed following surgical treatment of coarctation of the aorta even if the operation has been performed early and has been judged to be satisfactory. The pathophysiology of this hypertension has not been completely elucidated. The aim of our study was to look for a residual morphological anomaly of the aortic arch which might be responsible. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of patients aged over 10 years who had undergone surgery for coarctation of the aorta before the age of 1 year, consecutively between 1979 and 1993, and free from re-coarctation clinically or with Doppler. All of them had a blood pressure effort test on a cycling machine, echocardiography and an MRI of the thoracic aorta. RESULTS: 61 patients were included. Their median age was 15 years, 59% were male, 15% were hypertensive at rest and 56% on effort. With univariate analysis, only the average blood pressure (p=0.03) and the resting pulse pressure (p=0.001) were associated with hypertension on effort. With multivariate analysis the only factors that correlated independently with maximum arterial pressure on effort were the height of the patient (p=0.02) and the pulse pressure (p<0.0001). The surgical technique and the age at intervention were not associated with hypertension on effort (p=0.96 and 0.69 respectively). The diameter of the horizontal aorta and the aorta at the site of repair, measured on MRI, added to the diameter of the descending aorta at the diaphragm were not lower in patients with hypertension on effort (p=0.77 and 0.38). There were proportionally more Roman type aortic arches than Gothic types in patients with hypertension on effort, but this difference was not significant (p=0.18). CONCLUSION: In our study, the patients with hypertension on effort following correction of coarctation of the aorta did not display any residual obstruction at the level of the aortic cross on MRI. However, they had a resting pulse pressure that was significantly higher than the non hypertensive patients, reflecting an increase in the aortic wall rigidity.

Adolescent↗

[Quality of life of patients with total cavopulmonary anastomosis].

INTRODUCTION: Total cavo-pulmonary connection (TCPC) represents the current surgery standard for congenital univentricular heart disease (CUHD) patients. We studied the health related quality of life (HRQOL) expressed by TCPC operated patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This transversal study is based on 24 children and 10 adult TCPC patients aged from 5 to 41 years old. The HRQOL evaluation relies on generic self report instruments such as the PedsQL 4.0 for the children and their parents, and the Duke Health profile for the adult patients. Additional questions were specifically designed for this study as well. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The estimated HRQOL is 68.15 for the children and 68.71 for their parents. In these young cases, the global HRQOL or some specific score are altered when any comorbidity or scholar difficulties are present, or when TCPC was performed more than 10 years ago. The estimated HRQOL is 74.67 in adulthood. In these patients, the young age, the lifestyle, the onset of more than 2 early complications ans the necessity of anti-arrhythmia therapy decrease various HRQOL scores. The physical handicap is considered as the major limitation for children and adult patients. Thanks to adaptative and cognitive compensatory mechanisms, such as resilience, both groups express a satisfying HRQOL assessment. CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that TCPC provides a good HRQOL in CUHD patients despite the complex management and follow-up of these diseases, the risk of complication onset and the physical handicap usually observed.

Adolescent↗

Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia in children: a multicentre study on clinical profile and outcome.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical profile, natural history, and optimal management of persistent or permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia (PJRT) in children. METHODS AND RESULTS: 85 patients meeting the ECG criteria for PJRT were enrolled in a retrospective multicentre study. Age at diagnosis varied from birth to 20 years (median 3 months). Follow up ranged from 0.1 to 26.0 (median 8.2) years. At the time of referral, 24 of 85 patients (28%) had congestive heart failure that was resolved with medical treatment in all patients. Eighty three patients received drug treatment initially. Amiodarone and verapamil were the most effective with a success rate of 84-94% alone or in association with digoxin. Radiofrequency ablation of the accessory pathway was performed in 18 patients. There was a trend for a relation between age at ablation and the result of the procedure, failures being more common in younger patients (three of six procedures in younger and 15 of 18 in older children were successful; p = 0.14). Two patients with persistent left ventricular dysfunction on echocardiography but with no symptoms of congestive heart failure died suddenly one month and three years after diagnosis. PJRT resolved spontaneously in 19 patients (22%). Age at diagnosis of PJRT was not a predictor of spontaneous resolution. CONCLUSIONS: PJRT is a potentially lethal arrhythmia in children with tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy. Spontaneous resolution of tachycardia is not uncommon. Antiarrhythmic treatment is often effective. Radiofrequency ablation should be performed in older children or when rate is not controlled, especially in patients with persistent left ventricular dysfunction.

Adolescent↗

[Use of palivizumab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children with congenital heart disease. Recommendations from the French Paediatric Cardiac Society].

Palivizumab is now authorized in France for prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants with haemodynamically significant congenital cardiac disease. A multicentre randomised trial was shown that treatment was safe and effective for such children. The therapeutic protocol is similar to that used in preterm infants and consists of five, monthly, intramuscular injections of palivizumab, at a dose of 15 mg/kg, started 2 months before the onset of epidemic season. To guide clinicians to identify children most likely to benefit from prophylaxis, the Pediatric Cardiac Group of French Cardiac Society has proposed recommendations. Prophylaxis with palivizumab is recommended in high-risk infants for respiratory complications after RSV infection: infants under I year old; left to right shunt with cardiac failure, failure to thrive, pulmonary hypertension or bronchial compression; cyanotic heart disease with oxygen saturation lower than 0.8 at rest; congenital cardiac disease expected to need admission for surgery or catheterization during the epidemic season; cardiomyopathy with cardiac failure; primary or secondary pulmonary hypertension; symptomatic children aged over I year with complex cardiac disease. Decisions regarding prophylaxis with palivizumab should be made in collaboration with the pediatric cardiologist in order to optimize the cost-benefice ratio, on the basis of the degree of physiologic cardiovascular compromise.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with oral corticosteroid therapy for palpebral hemangioma].

INTRODUCTION: Systemic corticosteroid therapy is the usual treatment for hemangioma with vascular risk. Tolerance to such treatment is usually good. OBSERVATION: A two Month-old girl presented with a hemangioma of the lower right eyelid that had developed since she was 15 days old. Treatment with betamethasone at the dose of 0.3 mg/kg/day was prescribed because of the risk of alteration in sight. The treatment was highly effective. The discovery of a systolic cardiac murmur motivated a cardiac sonography that showed signs of an obstructive hypertrophic myocardiopathy. The progressive reduction of the corticosteroids led to the regression of this disease. DISCUSSION: The onset of a cardiomyopathy during systemic corticosteroid therapy has only been reported exceptionally in the literature. There is little known of the risks. When in doubt, clinical and sonographic monitoring is probably necessary. In the case of the appearance of a cardiac murmur, the sonography is crucial.

Administration, Oral↗

[Patent ductal arteriosus occlusion by Rashkind umbrella and by detachable coil].

UNLABELLED: The objective of this study is to report all of our experience of patent ductus arteriosus closure by interventional catheterisation, comparing two systems used successively: Rashkind umbrella and detachable coil. METHOD: Between January 1991 and July 2001, 72 patients underwent cardiac catheterisation in order to occlude patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). In 3 patients closure was not attempted (n = 1) or aborted (n = 2). The 69 patients in whom one or several prostheses were implanted are the object of this retrospective study. The patients were between 10 months and 18 years old (median 4 years), weighing between 6.7 and 54 kg (median 17 kg). The narrowest average angiographic diameter of the PDA was 2.2 mm (1 to 4 mm), type A in the Krichenko classification in 59 cases. The PDA was occluded by an umbrella in 29 patients (group 1), and from 1997 coils were used in 40 patients (group II). The medium term results were evaluated clinically and by colour doppler echocardiography. RESULTS: The age, weight, size and type of PDA were similar in the 2 groups. Group 1: 28 patients were treated with a single umbrella and one patient received 2 umbrellas. Systemic embolisation occurred in one case. The average period of follow-up was from 4 years to 10 years (average 6.5 years). The rate of residual shunt at 24 h, 6 months, and 12 months was 43%, 43%, and 39% respectively. A second implant was necessary in 2 children after 7 months and 30 months. The spontaneous disappearance of residual shunt was observed in 8 patients after between 1 month and 54 months (average 33.5 months). A slight residual shunt persisted in 4 patients (13.7%), 4.5 to 8.5 years after placing one or two umbrellas. The patients with a residual shunt were younger: 37 months versus 73 months (p < 0.05). Group II: 34 patients received a single coil and 6 patients several coils. Two cases of embolic migration and two cases of haemolysis were observed. The follow-up extended from 4 months to 4.5 years (average 2.2 years). The rate of residual shunt at 24 h, 6 months, and 1 year respectively was 35%, 10.5%, and 3.3%. At 6 and 12 months this rate was significantly less in group I (p < 0.01). Implantation of supplementary coils was necessary in 2 children at 24 h and at 9 months. Spontaneous disappearance of residual shunt occurred in 10 children out of 14 with an average interval of 5.5 months. A weak residual shunt remained detectable in 2 patients (5%) at 6 months and 36 months. CONCLUSION: The rate of initial residual shunt is comparable using both techniques. Spontaneous disappearance of residual shunts was observed in the majority of cases, but with the detachable coils this outcome is faster and the final rate for residual shunt is very low.

Adolescent↗

[Ventricular septal defects in the adult].

Ventricular septal defects (VSD) are very common in children but much rarer in adults because the majority either close spontaneously or are operated. The persistent VSD are usually membranous with a small or moderate shunt without pulmonary hypertension. They are usually well tolerated clinically but are at risk of complications, mainly bacterial endocarditis and aortic regurgitation. Doppler echocardiography plays a leading part in diagnosing the site and evaluating the left-to-right shunt and its complications. Surgery may be indicated in cases of large left-to-right shunt (QP/QS > 2) and when there are complications. Patients operated for VSD in childhood are usually considered to be cured. However, anatomical, haemodynamic, functional, electric and echocardiographic abnormalities may persist, justifying long-term cardiological follow-up.

Adult↗

[Cardiovascular complications of Kawasaki syndrome: results of a French multicenter study].

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between March 1, 1995 and February 29, 1996, a multicentric prospective study was conducted in France in order to analyze the cardiovascular complications in Kawasaki syndrome, and to describe the echocardiographic features and the outcome of coronary lesions. Forty-nine cases of Kawasaki syndrome were observed. RESULTS: There were 32 boys and 17 girls (sex ratio: 1:9). The age at diagnosis was under one year in ten cases (20.4%), between one and five years in 27 cases (55.1%) and more than five years in 12 cases (24.5%). The complete diagnostic criteria were present in 42 cases (85.1%). Forty-five children (91.8%) were given intravenous immunoglobulin treatment but only 20 (40.8%) received this treatment within the seven days following the onset of the illness. Cardiovascular complications consisted of: pericardial effusion in 12 cases (24.5%), coronary dilation in seven cases (14.3%), coronary aneurysms of moderate size in seven cases (14.3%,) with hypokinetic left ventricle in two cases. No death was reported. All patients with coronary dilation and four patients with coronary aneurysms had a normal size of coronary arteries at echocardiography within the nine months of the follow-up. Among the three other patients, after a follow-up of two years, one still has a small coronary aneurysm and two have a normal size of coronary arteries. CONCLUSION: Despite a delayed administration of immunoglobulin therapy in the majority of patients in this study, outcome of coronary lesions was favorable and severe cardiac complications were rare in the acute phase of the Kawasaki syndrome.

Cardiovascular Diseases↗

[Secondary displacement of an Amplatz occluder for atrial septal defect. 2 case reports].

The authors report two cases of secondary displacement of an Amplatz occluder of isolated ostium secundum atrial septal defects. The displacement was observed at 1 month and the prosthesis removed at 3 months. To the best of the authors' knowledge, these are the first two reported cases of secondary displacement of this type of device. The main risk factor in the two cases was the absence of a subaortic septal remnant observed at surgical removal. This anatomical characteristic can be identified by transoesophageal echocardiography, but was poorly assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography should improve selection of atrial septal defects suitable for percutaneous treatment by better identification of their form and anatomical characteristics.

Adolescent↗

[Diagnostic value of physical examination and electrocardiogram in the initial evaluation of heart murmurs in children].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic value of the physical examination and electrocardiogram in the evaluation of heart murmur in new patients referred to the pediatric cardiologist. METHOD: From 1 April to 30 September 1998, all consecutive patients referred to the pediatric cardiology clinic for evaluation of heart murmur were included. They were prospectively categorized with no heart disease, possible heart disease or definite heart disease based on history and physical examination. They then underwent electrocardiogram with which the diagnosis was reevaluated by the pediatric cardiologist. Lastly, a doppler-echocardiography was systematically performed. RESULTS: In 120 children aged four days to 14 years (median: ten months), 72 (60%) showed abnormalities on doppler-echocardiography and 48 (40%) no heart disease. After physical examination, 52 patients were categorized with no heart disease: 45 patients had a normal doppler-echocardiography; in three of them, the diagnosis was incorrectly modified to possible heart disease on the basis of the electrocardiogram. In the other seven children, the electrocardiogram was normal and the doppler-echocardiography revealed minor (n = 5) or moderate (n = 2) heart defects. Nineteen patients were suspected of having possible heart disease, no diagnosis was modified after analysis of the electrocardiogram and six had normal doppler-echocardiography; 49 patients were correctly diagnosed as having definite heart disease. The sensibility of the physical examination was 90.3%, the specificity was 93.8%, the positive predictive value 95.6% and the negative predictive value 86.5%. CONCLUSION: The electrocardiogram is of no help in the discrimination between heart disease and no heart disease in children referred to the pediatric cardiologist for a cardiac murmur. The physical examination is able to differentiate children with or without heart disease in most of the cases.

Adolescent↗

[Preoperative mortality in transposition of the great vessels].

UNLABELLED: The aim of the study was to report the incidence and causes of preoperative deaths in isolated transposition of the great vessels and to describe the clinical findings in these neonates. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In five French centers of pediatric cardiology, data of all the neonates with isolated transposition of the great vessels who died before arterial switch operations between January 1986 and June 1996 were obtained from reviewing hospital files, echocardiography records and autopsy reports. RESULTS: Among 199 neonates with transposition of the great vessels, 20 (9.9%) died before surgery. The death was related to intracranial haemorrhage in one premature neonate, severe and early hypoxemia in 13 full-term patients (group A) and later sudden collapse in six patients (group B). In group A, the symptoms occurred within 20 minutes after the birth and included cyanosis (n = 12), acute respiratory distress (n = 8), and shock (n = 4). Despite assisted ventilation (n = 13), bicarbonate infusion (n = 12), prostaglandin E1 (n = 7), inotropic drugs (n = 5) and balloon atrioseptostomy (n = 7), death occurred at the median age of five hours. The patent foramen ovale was absent or tiny in ten patients, normal in one patient and not specified in two patients. The ductus arteriosus was patent in ten patients and not specified in three patients. In group B, the neonates were initially in a good hemodynamic condition. Unexplained death occurred between two and five days after the birth: one infant with a large patent foramen ovale did not receive prostaglandin E1, four patients died a few hours after an angiographic study or a balloon atrioseptostomy was performed in a catheterization laboratory, and one child suffered from a cerebral anoxia due to a tightened cord. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the high preoperative mortality rate in isolated transposition of the great vessels is mainly due to absent or small atrial shunt. These findings suggest that only prenatal diagnosis of transposition of the great vessels with immediate balloon atrioseptostomy could avoid a fatal outcome.

Angioplasty, Balloon↗

[Acute intravascular hemolysis after complete occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus by detachable coils].

A case of acute intravascular haemolysis after complete occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus by detachable coils in a 10 months old child is reported. The child had a patent ductus arteriosus, a small secundum atrial defect, mild valvular pulmonary stenosis, and stenosis of branches of the pulmonary artery not diagnosed before closure of the ductus. Haemolysis developed several hours after complete occlusion of the ductus by two detachable coils. The mechanism of the haemolysis was thought to be the presence of metallic spirals in the left pulmonary artery, just beyond stenosis situated at the origin of this artery. Simple balloon dilatation of the left pulmonary artery stenosis resulted in the complete regression of haemolysis.

Arterial Occlusive Diseases↗

[Prevalence and distribution of congenital heart diseases in Indre-et-Loire. Evaluation of prenatal diagnosis (1991-1994)].

UNLABELLED: Congenital heart diseases are the most frequent malformation at birth. New technologies have improved diagnosis procedures (echocardiography and Doppler). The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of congenital heart diseases, their different types, and the detection rate of antenatal diagnosis. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed for all infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), born between January 1st 1991 and December 31st 1994, and for all fetuses which died after disruption of pregnancy, in Indre-et-Loire (a French country). In all cases, CHD diagnosis was confirmed with echocardiography and Doppler. RESULTS: CHD prevalence in newborns was 9.8% and 10.4% for the total population including dead fetal material. A high proportion of septal defects (64.8%) was observed with muscular, isolated and small forms (< 3 mm) in 70.2% of cases. The prevalence of great vessels transposition (0.15%), left ventricular hypoplasia (0.11%), and atrioventricular septal defect (0.11%), were lower than in previous studies. The performance of antenatal diagnosis was estimated at 40.5% for the four years; the prevalence of detectable CHD was only 1.4/1000. The atrioventricular septal defect was the most frequently detected. CONCLUSION: Relative high prevalence of congenital heart disease in this French county is due to the high level of small septal defects. Prevalence of detectable CHD remains low, which explains in part the difficulties of improving the antenatal diagnosis.

Abortion, Induced↗

[Immediate and mid-term results of surgery for aortic coarctation in children under 6 months of age].

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of medical and surgical advances on the results of surgery of coarctation of the aorta without major associated cardiac malformations in children aged under 6 months, operated by the surgical team of Tours over a period of 17 years. A retrospective analysis of patients' files allowed inclusion of 75 children: 34 in group I (1980-1988) and 41 in group II (1989-1996). The age at diagnosis, mode of presentation, clinical and echocardiographic parameters, initially and at surgery, were comparable in the two groups. In group II, the surgical procedure of choice changed to the Crafoord procedure (p = 0.0001), the peroperative haemodynamic complications were less common (p = 0.04), patients were operated sooner after diagnosis (p = 0.002) with a higher number of neonates (p = 0.04). There were two early deaths in group I and two late deaths in group II. Six children (8.2%) had recurrence of coarctation. This was more common in children operated before 1 month of age (p = 0.0001) and in cases of hypoplasia of the aortic arch (p < 0.01). The risk of recoarctation in neonates was lower in group II than in group I (p < 0.02). At medium term, the coarctation was considered well repaired in 93.7% and 92.6% of patients in group I and II respectively. However, hypertension on exercise was observed in 8 of the 19 children studied. Finally, secondary surgical or instrumental procedures were required in 9 children to treat associated cardiovascular abnormalities. The authors conclude that in recent years, aortic coarctation was repaired earlier, mainly by a modified Crafoord procedure, with fewer haemodynamic complications, without early mortality. The risk of recoarctation remains low but persistent in neonates. At medium term, hypertension on exercise is a common problem even in children with excellent repairs.

Age Factors↗

[Evolution of ventricular septal defects. Relation to echocardiographic anatomy].

The aim of this study was to analyse the outcome of membranous ventricular septal defects (VSD) with respect to the echocardiographic data obtained during the first year of life. This retrospective series included patients born between January 1st 1986 and December 31st 1995, in the Indre et Loire department, with membranous ventricular septal defects alone or associated with minor abnormalities. The initial echocardiography, an echocardiography performed 2 to 6 months later, one a year later and the final echocardiography were compared. Three groups of VSD were constituted according to their diameter: group I (< or = 3 mm), group II (3-6 mm), and group III (> 6 mm). Depending on the outcome, the patients were classified as spontaneous closure (group A), surgical closure (group B) or persistent VSD (group C). The population comprised 84 children. There were 6 spontaneous deaths, three of which were unexplained, and 7 children were lost to follow-up. After the initial echocardiography, the VSD were classified as group I (38%), group II (26.2%) and group III (35.7%). After the second echocardiogram, 24 VSD changed group (31.5%), by increase (N = 10) or decrease (N = 14) in diameter. Aneurysms of the membranous septum were observed during the first two echocardiographies in 31.2% and 79.3% of VSDs of group I, 31.8% and 70% of VSDs of group II and 6.6% and 3.3% of VSDs of group III (p < 0.01). The average follow-up was 3.1 years (range 1 month-10 years). In group A (N = 22), the mean age of closure of the VSD was 26 months (3 months-7 years). In group B (N = 28), surgery was undertaken at an average age of 10 months (range 3 months-5 years). In group C (N = 21), the VSDs were classified as group I (N = 19) or group II (N = 2) at the last echocardiography. The frequency of aneurysms of the membranous septum in groups A, B and C were respectively 100%, 7.1% and 66.6% (p < 0.01). At the second echocardiographic examination, a significant relationship (p < 0.001) was observed between the diameter of the VSDs and their outcome. The VSDs of group A were associated with aneurysms of the membranous septum more often than those of group C (p < 0.005). The authors conclude that surgery is required in about one third of membranous VSD. At medium term, the others either close spontaneously or become smaller in comparable numbers. The outcome is directly related to the diameter of the VSD and the development of an aneurysm of the membranous septum. During the first 6 months, the dimensions of membranous VSDs change in about 30% of cases with an increase in frequency of aneurysms of the membranous septum.

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[Clinical, hemodynamic and angiographic results of total cavo-pulmonary connection].

The aim of the study was to assess the short and medium term results of total cavo-pulmonary connection based on analysis of the functional status, the cavo-pulmonary circulation and the surgical techniques, and the hepatic consequences. Fifteen patients with congenital defects beyond repair were treated by total cavo-pulmonary connection at Tours between March 1st 1992 and July 30th 1996. There were 12 children (mean age: 6.3 years) and 3 adults aged 25 to 28. Results were assessed by clinical examination, hepatic function tests and cardiovascular investigations including right heart catheterisation with angiography in 14 patients. There were no fatalities. Seven patients were in functional Class I and 8 in Class II at medium term (average follow-up of 33 months). Hepatic function was mildly abnormal in all patients with an increase in serum bilirubin and gamma GT, and a decrease in the coagulation factors. The mean pressures in the atrial channel were 12 mmHg (9-16 mmHg), in the superior vena 13.2 mmHg (10-18 mmHg), in the right pulmonary artery 9.5 mmHg (7-15 mmHg) and 11.6 mmHg (8-16 mmHg) in the left pulmonary artery. Significant residual stenosis of a pulmonary branch was observed in 2 cases. The cavo-pulmonary anastomoses were out of line, one from the other, in all cases. The atrial channel was tubular in 9 cases and dilated with slight stagnation of the contrast medium in its inferior region in 5 cases. Total cavo-pulmonary connection transformed the clinical status of these patients but was associated with minor abnormalities of liver function. The quality of the cavo-pulmonary circulation and the surgical anastomoses was estimated to be satisfactory in the majority of cases.

Adult↗

[Videoscopic resection of a thrombosed aneurysm of a patent ductus arteriosus in a neonate].

Aneurysmal dilatation of a patent ductus arteriosus is a rare condition. One hundred and fifty three cases have been reported, of which 59 (39%) were operated, with an operative mortality of 16%. The authors report a case detected in a premature neonate on chest X-ray showing a mass in the mid-mediastinal region. Surgical resection was undertaken by video-thoracoscopy. Peroperative analysis of the resected specimen suggested a vascular structure and this was confirmed by histological study, which showed spontaneous aneurysm of a thrombosed patent ductus arteriosus or cystic residue of a patent ductus arteriousus. The authors underline the importance of peroperative puncture of structures of uncertain origin and the possibility of conversion of such a procedure to that of an extreme emergency.

Aneurysm↗