Overview
Neonatal cardiac failure refers to the inability of the neonatal heart to pump sufficient blood to meet metabolic demands, often due to congenital heart defects, cardiomyopathy, or complications from critical illness 44.Diagnosis
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Intestinal adaptation in fluid restricted cardiac failure following extensive bowel resection. The Medical journal of Malaysia 2021. link 23 Lusty A, Siemens DR, Tohidi M, Whitehead M, Tranmer J, Nickel JC. Cardiac Failure Associated with Medical Therapy of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Population Based Study. The Journal of urology 2021. link 24 Brown G, Moynihan KM, Deatrick KB, Hoskote A, Sandhu HS, Aganga D et al.. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO): Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Failure. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 2021. link 25 Butragueño Laiseca L, Estepa Pedregosa L, Sánchez Galindo AC, Santiago Lozano MJ. Hemolysis and methemoglobinemia in a child with left ventricular assist Levitronix PediMag. The International journal of artificial organs 2021. link 26 Mørk SR, Frederiksen CA, Nielsen RR, Lichscheidt E, Christensen S, Greisen JR et al.. 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Organization and Application of ECLS Therapy-A Nationwide Survey in German Cardiosurgical Departments. The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon 2019. link 32 Iwagaki S, Takahashi Y, Chiaki R, Asai K, Matsui M, Katsura D. Case of resuscitation from cardiac failure by intrauterine transfusion after single fetal death in monochorionic twin pregnancy. The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 2019. link 33 Bearl DW, Jaquiss RDB, Vesel TP. Indications and Outcomes for Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric Patients with Cardiac Failure. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 2019. link 34 Coyan GN, Zinn MD, West SC, Sharma MS. Heart Transplantation from Biventricular Support in Infant with Novel SMYD1 Mutation. Pediatric cardiology 2019. link 35 Letchumanan I, Md Arshad MK, Balakrishnan SR, Gopinath SCB. Gold-nanorod enhances dielectric voltammetry detection of c-reactive protein: A predictive strategy for cardiac failure. 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Comparison of Levosimendan and Milrinone for ECLS Weaning in Patients After Cardiac Surgery-A Retrospective Before-and-After Study. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2018. link 41 Sabah SA, Moon JC, Jenkins-Jones S, Morgan CL, Currie CJ, Wilkinson JM et al.. The risk of cardiac failure following metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty. The bone & joint journal 2018. link 42 Stevens MC, Callaghan FM, Forrest P, Bannon PG, Grieve SM. A computational framework for adjusting flow during peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to reduce differential hypoxia. Journal of biomechanics 2018. link 43 Abrams D, Garan AR, Abdelbary A, Bacchetta M, Bartlett RH, Beck J et al.. Position paper for the organization of ECMO programs for cardiac failure in adults. Intensive care medicine 2018. link 44 Platt JL, West LJ, Chinnock RE, Cascalho M. Toward a solution for cardiac failure in the newborn. Xenotransplantation 2018. link 45 Rodriguez ML, Maharajh G. Long venous cannula on the arterial position for VA-ECMO. Perfusion 2018. link 46 Patras de Campaigno E, Bondon-Guitton E, Laurent G, Montastruc F, Montastruc JL, Lapeyre-Mestre M et al.. Identification of cellular targets involved in cardiac failure caused by PKI in oncology: an approach combining pharmacovigilance and pharmacodynamics. British journal of clinical pharmacology 2017. link 47 Nagpal AD, Singal RK, Arora RC, Lamarche Y. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiac Critical Care: A State of the Art Review and Algorithm for Device Selection. The Canadian journal of cardiology 2017. link 48 Chara K, Baccouche N, Turki O, Regaig K, Chaari A, Bahloul M et al.. A rare complication of viper envenomation: cardiac failure. A case report. Medecine et sante tropicales 2017. link 49 Abbott TEF, Minto G, Lee AM, Pearse RM, Ackland GL. Elevated preoperative heart rate is associated with cardiopulmonary and autonomic impairment in high-risk surgical patients. 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Successful HeartWare Bridge to Recovery in a 3-Year Old: A Game Changer?. The Annals of thoracic surgery 2016. link 55 Itoh H, Ichiba S, Ujike Y, Douguchi T, Obata H, Inamori S et al.. Effect of the Pulsatile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Hemodynamic Energy and Systemic Microcirculation in a Piglet Model of Acute Cardiac Failure. Artificial organs 2016. link 56 Cossette SM, Bhute VJ, Bao X, Harmann LM, Horswill MA, Sinha I et al.. Sucrose Nonfermenting-Related Kinase Enzyme-Mediated Rho-Associated Kinase Signaling is Responsible for Cardiac Function. Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics 2016. link 57 Santacruz L, Jacobs DO. Structural correlates of the creatine transporter function regulation: the undiscovered country. Amino acids 2016. link 58 Sznycer-Taub NR, Lowery R, Yu S, Owens ST, Hirsch-Romano JC, Owens GE. Hyperoxia Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Patients Supported on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. 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Ultrasensitive and ultrawide range detection of a cardiac biomarker on a surface plasmon resonance platform. Analytical chemistry 2014. link 69 Dimas VV, Murthy R, Guleserian KJ. Utilization of the Impella 2.5 micro-axial pump in children for acute circulatory support. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2014. link 70 Garrido JM, Ferreiro A, Samaranch N, Salido L, García-Andrade I. Interventricular septal rupture after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: surgical and perioperative management. Journal of cardiac surgery 2014. link 71 Guttendorf J, Boujoukos AJ, Ren D, Rosenzweig MQ, Hravnak M. Discharge outcome in adults treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses 2014. link 72 Steinberg C, Sarrazin JF, Philippon F, Champagne J, Bouchard MA, Molin F et al.. Longitudinal follow-up of Riata leads reveals high annual incidence of new conductor externalization and electrical failure. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 2014. link 73 Biočina B, Petričević M, Belina D, Gašparović H, Svetina L, Konosić S et al.. Results of extracorporeal life support implementation in routine clinical practice: single center experience. Croatian medical journal 2014. link 74 Baeeri M, Shariatpanahi M, Baghaei A, Ghasemi-Niri SF, Mohammadi H, Mohammadirad A et al.. On the benefit of magnetic magnesium nanocarrier in cardiovascular toxicity of aluminum phosphide. Toxicology and industrial health 2013. link 75 Slottosch I, Liakopoulos O, Kuhn E, Deppe AC, Scherner M, Madershahian N et al.. Outcomes after peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: a single-center experience. 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