Background. An accurate assessment of fluid status in haemodialysis patients presents a
significant challenge especially in growing children. Clinical parameters of hydration are not …

The cardiovascular abnormalities were investigated in two unrelated hemizygous males with
Fabry disease who had clinical mitral insufficiency. Postmortem examination of their hearts …

Background The significance of depression/anxiety among ACHD patients in terms of health
care utilization is unknown and data on the association with mortality are scarce. Methods …

Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a relatively common developmental neuropsychiatric
syndrome caused by a 22q11 microdeletion. There is an extensive variability in the …

Seventeen patients with aorticopulmonary septal defect were studied over a period of 1Syears.
This report includes clinical, electrocardiographic, radiographic, cardiac catheterization, …

In a 29-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, death was the result of acute
myocardial infarction associated with extensive coronary atherosclerosis. The first of two …

The acute complications of therapeutic cardiac catheterization for congenital heart disease
as performed currently in a small unit were reviewed. In recent years, there has been a …

Fifteen patients aged 10 to 18 years with syncope of unknown origin, and 10 healthy control
children aged 11 to 18 years, were evaluated by head-up tilt to 60 degrees for 60 minutes. …

Background Several studies have examined hospitalizations among patients with adult
congenital heart disease (ACHD). Few investigated other services or utilization patterns. Our aim …

Two siblings with Sandhoff's disease manifested clinical and laboratory evidence of significant
cardiomyopathy. Postmortem examination of the hearts of both patients revealed anatomic…