scholarly journals A Uniform Description of Perioperative Brain MRI Findings in Infants with Severe Congenital Heart Disease: Results of a European Collaboration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Stegeman ◽  
M. Feldmann ◽  
N.H.P. Claessens ◽  
N.J.G. Jansen ◽  
J.M.P.J. Breur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Brain Mri ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
European Collaboration ◽  
Severe Congenital Heart Disease

scholarly journals Neuroprotective Drugs in Infants With Severe Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Stegeman ◽  
Kaya D. Lamur ◽  
Agnes van den Hoogen ◽  
Johannes M. P. J. Breur ◽  
Floris Groenendaal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Neuroprotective Drugs ◽  
Severe Congenital Heart Disease

scholarly journals VP22.05: Comparison of pre‐ and postnatal echocardiography findings and MRI findings in children with congenital heart disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (S1) ◽  
pp. 188-188
Author(s):  
T. Oehlenschläger ◽  
I. Bedei ◽  
J.G. Reitz ◽  
J. Schenk ◽  
E. Widriani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Mri Findings

scholarly journals Acute ischaemic stroke in secondary polycythaemia due to complex congenital cyanotic heart disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. e231261
Author(s):  
Jeyaraj Durai Pandian ◽  
Ivy Anne Sebastian ◽  
Ashlee Sidhu
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischaemic Stroke ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Brain Mri ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Complex Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Haematocrit Level ◽  
Polycythaemia Vera

A 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with an acute onset of left-sided hemiparesis and slurred speech for 6 hours. Physical examination was notable for clubbing and peripheral cyanosis. Brain MRI showed an acute infarct involving the right gangliocapsular region. Investigations showed an elevated haemoglobin level, a haematocrit level of >65% and thrombocytopaenia. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed tricuspid atresia, ventricular septal defect and atrial septal defect. A diagnosis of cyanotic congenital heart disease was made. Studies have indicated an association between raised haematocrit and vascular occlusive episodes in patients with polycythaemia vera. However, a relationship between raised haematocrit due to polycythaemia secondary to complex congenital heart disease and vascular thrombosis has not been reported. The improvement of neurological deficits in our patient coincided with a decline in haematocrit. The objective of this report was to highlight an association between elevated haematocrit and ischaemic stroke in patients with secondary polycythaemia due to complex congenital heart disease.

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