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  • Condition: Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Children with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
  • Journal: Texas Heart Institute journal
  • Treatment Used: Transcatheter Closure
  • Number of Patients: 33
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This study investigated whether transcatheter device closure of patent ductus arteriosus (hole in heart; PDA) is safe in children with pulmonary artery hypertension (high blood pressure).
  • Condition: Preterm Infants
  • Journal: Pediatrics
  • Treatment Used: High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) vs Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) or Nasal Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) After Extubation
  • Number of Patients: 372
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This study compared the effectiveness and safety of high-flow nasal cannula (used to give oxygen at a high rate; HFNC) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nonsurgical treatment that provides a steady flow of air to the lungs through the nose; NCPAP) or nasal intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (a form of noninvasive ventilation during which patients are exposed intermittently to higher levels of airway pressure, along with nasal continuous positive airway pressure through the same nasal device; NIPPV) after extubation (removal of a previously inserted tube) in preterm infants.
  • Condition: Borderline Left Heart Hypoplasia
  • Journal: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
  • Treatment Used: Half-turned Truncal Switch Operation after Single Ventricle Palliation
  • Number of Patients: 1
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The study researched the safety and effectiveness of a half-turned truncal switch operation for single ventricle palliation for borderline left heart hypoplasia.
  • Condition: Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Journal: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir
  • Treatment Used: Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen
  • Number of Patients: 86
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This study determined whether combining acetaminophen with ibuprofen is more effective than the individual use of these drugs to treat patent ductus arteriosus (hole in heart; PDA).
  • Condition: Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Journal: Indian heart journal
  • Treatment Used: Large Occluders
  • Number of Patients: 36
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In this study, researchers evaluated the outcomes of off-label use of large occluders for the closure of patent ductus arteriosus.
  • Condition: Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)/Interruption of the Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Journal: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
  • Treatment Used: Single-Stage Repair with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Closure, Reconstruction of Aortic Arch and Arterial Switch Operation
  • Number of Patients: 1
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This article reviewed the case of a patient with combined transposition of the great arteries (heart defect in which the two main arteries leaving the heart are reversed; TGA) and interruption of the aortic arch (heart defect in which the aorta is not completely developed; IAA) treated with single-stage repair with ventricular septal defect (hole in the heart) closure, reconstruction of aortic arch (the part of the aorta between the ascending and descending aorta) and arterial switch operation (operation in which surgeons redirect the flow of blood through abnormal hearts).
  • Condition: Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Elderly Patients
  • Journal: Journal of interventional cardiology
  • Treatment Used: Transcatheter Closure
  • Number of Patients: 33
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The aim of this study was to analyze periprocedural and one-year follow-up results of transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in elderly patients.
  • Condition: Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Journal: Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics
  • Treatment Used: Pulmonary Surfactant
  • Number of Patients: 92
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In this study, researchers evaluated the outcomes of minimally invasive pulmonary surfactant administration for premature newborns with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
  • Condition: Coarctation of Aorta (CoA) in Adolescents and Adults
  • Journal: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
  • Treatment Used: Surgical Repair
  • Number of Patients: 24
  • Published —
This study evaluated outcomes for surgical repair in adolescents and adults with coarctation (narrowing) of the aorta (CoA)
  • Condition: Growth of Preterm Infants
  • Journal: PloS one
  • Treatment Used: Breast Milk and Individualized Fortification
  • Number of Patients: 0
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This study analyzed the macronutrients present in human milk and the correlation with the growth of in-hospital preterm infants.
  • Condition: Inadequate Breathing at Birth
  • Journal: The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
  • Treatment Used: Sustained Versus Standard Inflations
  • Number of Patients: 1467
  • Published —
In this study, researchers compared the effectiveness of sustained versus standard inflations during neonatal resuscitation due to inadequate breathing at birth.
  • Condition: Preterm or Very-Low-Birth-Weight (VLBW) Infants with Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Journal: Medicine
  • Treatment Used: Early vs Late Surgical Ligation
  • Number of Patients: 397
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This study compared the mortality (death) and morbidity (diseased state) of early versus late surgical ligation (surgical closure) of patent ductus arteriosus (heart defect that’s present at birth where a vein that normally closes at birth, the ductus arteriosus, stays open; PDA) in preterm or very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants.
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