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Background
We describe the prevalence, thromboembolic risk factors, and neurologic outcomes in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and arterial ischemic stroke (AIS).
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of children with CHD and AIS from 2000 to 2016. Demographics, procedural and postprocedural data, neuroimaging findings, details of antithrombotic treatment, and neurological...
Background
Ventricular‐arterial coupling is the ratio of arterial elastance to ventricular end‐systolic elastance.
Aims
The objective of this study was to determine the clinical implication of intraoperative ventricular‐arterial coupling derived from the pressure‐area relationship using transesophageal echocardiography.
Methods
This retrospective study reviewed the medical records of 72 pediatric...