Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients: a single tertiary center experience in Korea

Bo Kyung Jin, Ji Seok Bang, Eun Young Choi, Gi Beom Kim, Bo Sang Kwon, Eun Jung Bae, Chung Il Noh, Jung Yun Choi, Woong Han Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(3):125-129. Published online March 18, 2013

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Purpose

The use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent sudden cardiac death is increasing in children and adolescents. This study investigated the use of ICDs in children with congenital heart disease.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted on the clinical characteristics and effectiveness of ICD implantation at the department of pediatrics of a single tertiary center between 2007 and 2011.

Results

Fifteen patients underwent...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2013.56.3.125

Case Report

Aortic valve replacement surgery for a case of infantile Takayasu arteritis

Hye Won Kwon, Yoon Jung Suh, Ji Seok Bang, Bo Sang Kwon, Gi Beom Kim, Eun Jung Bae, Woong Han Kim, Chung Il Noh

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(7):254-258. Published online July 17, 2012

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Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches and usually occurring in the second or third decade of life. Here, we report a case of Takayasu arteritis in a 10-month-old patient. The infant presented with signs of congestive heart failure and severe aortic regurgitation. Echocardiography and computed tomography angiography showed...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2012.55.7.254

Surgical Correction of Congenital Heart Disease In 18 Trisomy

Jinyoung Song, Yun Hee Moon, Ki Young Jang, Jae Young Lee, Soo Jin Kim, Woo Seup Shim, Woong Han Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(4):462-464. Published online April 15, 2004

18 trisomy(Edwards syndrome) is a fatal disease with a congenital heart anomaly. Patients usually receive less aggressive care because caregivers expect them to die very young. Although they have a very poor prognosis due to severe multi-organ dysfunction, symptomatic simple cardiac anomaly with left to right shunt can be repaired. We experienced a case of 18 trisomy with ventricular septal...

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