Inflammatory heart diseases in children

Heart rate variability in children with inflammatory bowel diseases.

OBJECTIVE Heart rate variability (HRV) oscillations are used in the detection of autonomic instabilities in various clinical disorders. METHODS We compared the HRV as a possible marker of chronic distress in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with HRV frequencies in the healthy controls. Participants were 29 children with IBD (19 Crohn's disease and 10 ulcerative colitis), 25 chil...

Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Diseases in Zahedan, Iran

BackgroundLife expectancy has increased in congenital heart diseases (CHD) patients and the interest has risen considering the quality of life (QOL). The study aimed to compare patients and proxy-parents reports on CHD children' QOL.Materials and MethodsThis cross-sectional study performed on 165 CHD patients aged 2-18 years during 2016 using Pediatric Quality of Life 3.0 (PedsQL™ 3.0) inventor...

Telemedicine application in diagnosing and managing heart diseases in neonates and children: A systematized review

Assessment of Serum Amino Acid Chromatography in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Background: Given the important role of amino acids in regulating many metabolic pathways of the body and considering the scarcity of markers for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its differentiation, we aimed to investigate the status of serum amino acids chromatography in children with IBD. Materials and Methods This case-control study was conducted among children with pri...

Evaluation of Brain Natriuretic Peptide plasma levels in children with Congenital Heart Diseases

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess Brain Natriuretic Peptide in early diagnose of cardiac function in children with Congenital Heart Diseases.MethodologyThis study was performed on children with CHD and healthy. Severity of heart failure modified Ross classification system was used for grouping patients in four classes. For all participants, height, weight and head circumference were measured....