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BackgroundThis study evaluated the long-term effects of percutaneous intervention in children and adolescents with transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS).MethodsTwenty patients had significant stenosis (>50%) and underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA/stenting) (TRAS group-intervention); 14 TNS (non-significant group -control) patients did not have significant stenosis (≤50%) and were treated clinically. The combined primary endpoints were death from all causes and late graft failure. The secondary endpoints were serum creatinine (SCr), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP).ResultsNo statistically significant difference was found between TRAS-Intervention(N = 20) and TNS groups-Control (N = 14) for these clinical parameters: deaths, 1 (5.0%) vs. 0 (0.0%) (p = 1.000) and graft loss, 4 (20.0%) vs. 2 (14.3%) (p = 1.000). For the secondary endpoints, after 1 month and 1 year the values of SCr, SBP, and DBP were similar between the two groups but not statistically significant.DiscussionIn the TRAS group (intervention), the stent implantation was beneficial for treating refractory hypertension and reducing blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents. Despite the outcomes being similar in the two groups, it can be inferred that the patients in the TRAS group (intervention) would have had a worse outcome without the percutaneous intervention.ConclusionTRAS treatment with stenting can be considered for children and adolescents. Because the sample in the present study comprised of only a specific population, further studies are needed for generalization.Trial registrationThe trial was registered at clinictrials.gov with trial registration number NCT04225338.

The purpose of this article is to describe the evaluation of a variety of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound with different software, such as Cristal Vue, Realistic Vue, LumiFlow, and Spatiotemporal Image Correlation (STIC), with HDlive and HDlive Flow Silhouette modes. These technologies provide realistic images of the fetal heart and cardiac vessels using a fixed virtual light source that allows the operator to freely select a better light source position to enhance the cardiovascular anatomical details. In addition, Fetal Intelligent Navigation Echocardiography (FINE) technology, also known as “5D Heart” or “5D”, is a technology that enables the automatic reconstruction of the nine standard fetal echocardiographic views and can alert non-specialists to suspected CHD. Through the use of artificial intelligence, an ultrasound machine is able to perform automatic anatomical and functional measurements. In addition, hese technologies enable the reconstruction of fetal cardiac structures in realistic images, improving the depth perception and resolution of anatomic cardiac details and blood vessels compared to those of standard two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound.

Objective To assess the mitral and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursions (MAPSE and TAPSE, respectively) and cardiac output (CO) in fetuses of pregnant women with pregestational diabetes mellitus (DM) using spatio-temporal image correlation M-mode (STIC-M) and virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL). Methods This study was prospective and cross-sectional. It included 45 fetuses each from mothers with pregestational DM and healthy mothers, with gestation ages ranging from 20 to 36.6 weeks. The fetal cardiac volumes were obtained and analyzed by STIC and VOCAL methods. MAPSE and TAPSE were measured by STIC-M in the apical or basal four-chamber view. The values of the right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) CO were calculated by STIC and VOCAL. Results The median values of TAPSE were 6.1 and 6.2 mm in the diabetic and control groups (P

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o impacto das cardiopatias congênitas em crianças no crescimento de crianças com síndrome de Down (SD) e a sua recuperação pôndero-estatural após correção cirúrgica. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo de portadores da SD, entre 1984 e 2007. Excluídos os mosaicos e/ou portadores de morbidades associadas (n=165). Calcularam-se os escores Z para peso (Zpn) e comprimento (Zen) no momento do nascimento. Nos pacientes submetidos à correção cirúrgica (n=60), os escores Zp e Ze foram calculados antes da intervenção cirúrgica e em períodos posteriores, em até cinco anos de pós-operatório (PO). Em relação à população geral, Zp e Ze < 2,5 foram significativos para déficit de crescimento. Utilizado teste do Qui-Quadrado para verificar relação entre peso/estatura e idade no momento da cirurgia e teste T de Student para avaliar o momento em que ocorreu a recuperação PO (P < 0,05). RESULTADOS: As médias de Zpn (n=162) e Zen (n=156) foram -0,95 ± 1,27 e -1,348 ± 1,02. Da amostra total (n=165), 65,5% (n=108) dos pacientes apresentavam doença cardíaca. Dentre os pacientes submetidos (n=60) à cirurgia cardíaca, Zp era inferior a -2,5 em 55% (n=33) e Ze, em 60% (n=36). Com seis meses de PO, 67,4% alcançaram Zp > 2,5. Em um ano, 85,7% atingiram Ze > 2,5. Dividindo este grupo por idade, na época da cirurgia, em tercis não ocorreu diferença. CONCLUSÕES: Observou-se déficit pôndero-estatural em relação à população geral desde o nascimento, sendo maior nas crianças com cardiopatia de indicação cirúrgica. A recuperação PO ocorreu em seis meses para o peso e em um ano para a estatura, sem diferença quanto à idade no momento cirúrgico.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of congenital heart diseases in growth of children with Down syndrome (DS) and the weight-height recovery after surgical correction. METHODS: Retrospective study of the DS patients between 1984 and 2007. Excluding the mosaics and/or patients with associated morbidities (n=165). Calculated Z scores for weight (Zwb) and length (Zlb) at birth. Those patients submitted to surgical correction (n= 60) these scores (Zw/Zh) were evaluated before surgery and in subsequent periods to five years. Malnutrition was defined as weight/height Z-score < 2.5. Used Chi-square test to verify the relation between weight/length and age at the time of surgery and Student T test to evaluate the postoperative (PO) time of recovery (P < 0.05). RESULTS: Means Zwb (n = 162) and Zlb (n = 156) were -0.95 ± 1.27 and -1.348 ± 1.02. From the total data (n = 165), 65.5% (n = 108) presented heart disease. Those submitted to cardiac surgery (n = 60), Zw was below -2.5 in 55% (n = 33) and Zh in 60% (n = 36). After six months PO, 67.4% achieved Zw > 2.5. In one year, 85.7% achieved Zh > 2.5. Dividing this group by age in tertiles at time of surgery no difference was found. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that malnutrition common in children with DS since birth. DS children with congenital heart and surgical indication were smaller and lighter than those without or with mild disease. PO recovery occurred in 6 months for weight and one year for height, with no difference in the age at the time of surgery.

We report a case of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) or Bland-White-Garland syndrome, present the challenges of performing a differential diagnosis, and discuss the treatment of the syndrome. Although ALCAPA is a rare congenital heart disease, it is one of the most common causes of myocardial ischemia in childhood and presents a diagnostic challenge. A four-year-old girl was referred to a pediatric cardiologist for evaluation of mitral valve regurgitation murmur and heart failure. The transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated the left coronary artery (LCA) not arising from the aorta, presence of coronary collateral circulation, and moderate mitral valve regurgitation. ALCAPA was confirmed using angiotomography. The LCA was surgically reimplanted into the aorta. After 3 years of postoperative follow-up, the patient developed an LCA aneurysm. Diagnosis of cardiac ischemia in childhood remains a challenge, and careful evaluation of coronary arteries on the echocardiogram is an important tool. In this report, we present a case of ALCAPA with an uncommon postoperative outcome.

The diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is progressive and associated with other defects. We present a case of pulmonary vein stenosis in a newborn with stenosis of the left-sided common pulmonary vein, diffuse hypoplasia of the superior right pulmonary vein, and atresia of the inferior right pulmonary vein.