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Felicia Trachtenberg
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Open AccessCardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine Single Ventricle Function in a Pediatric Population is Feasible in a Large Trial Setting: Experience from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Longitudinal Follow up
The Single Ventricle Reconstruction (SVR) Trial was a randomized prospective trial designed to determine survival advantage of the modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt (BTTS) vs the right ventricle to pulmona...
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Height Versus Body Surface Area to Normalize Cardiovascular Measurements in Children Using the Pediatric Heart Network Echocardiographic Z-Score Database
Normalizing cardiovascular measurements for body size allows for comparison among children of different ages and for distinguishing pathologic changes from normal physiologic growth. Because of growing intere...
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Predictors of Rapid Aortic Root Dilation and Referral for Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome
Few data exist regarding predictors of rapid aortic root dilation and referral for aortic surgery in Marfan syndrome (MFS). To identify independent predictors of the rate of aortic root (AoR) dilation and refe...
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Open AccessTreatment of heart failure in adults with thalassemia major: response in patients randomised to deferoxamine with or without deferiprone
Established heart failure in thalassaemia major has a poor prognosis and optimal management remains unclear.
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The influence of urinary flow rate in children on excretion of markers used for assessment of renal damage: albumin, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase, and alpha1-microglobulin
The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of urinary flow rate on markers of renal function in children. A sub-study of the New England Children’s Amalgam Trial collected 82 pairs of urine samp...
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Fluctuating Pressure-Passivity Is Common in the Cerebral Circulation of Sick Premature Infants
Cerebral blood flow pressure-passivity results when pressure autoregulation is impaired, or overwhelmed, and is thought to underlie cerebrovascular injury in the premature infant. Earlier bedside observations ...
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Open AccessDevelopment of abbreviated measures to assess patient trust in a physician, a health insurer, and the medical profession
Despite the recent proliferation in research on patient trust, it is seldom a primary outcome, and is often a peripheral area of interest. The length of our original scales to measure trust may limit their use...
