Context: Undetectable circulating growth hormone-binding protein (GHBP) can be indicative of a GH receptor (GHR) defect and cause GH insensitivity (GHI) syndrome. Case Report: The proband, severely growth retarded from ...

Truncus arteriosus (TA ) is an uncommon con-genital cardiovascular anomaly that is character-ized by a single arterial trunk arising from thenormally formed ventricles by means of a singlesemilunar valve. The anomaly is ...

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an uncommon spindle cell tumor, occurring mainly in children and young adults. It is an extremely rare cardiac tumor especially patients under 1 year. Although it is benign, the tumor ...

Objective To analyze the magnetic resonance imaging findings in children diagnosed with neurologic complications after liver transplantation (LT). Materials and methods A total of 39 patients diagnosed with neurologic ...

A 48-year-old man who was admitted to hospital because of syncope, transient ischemic attack, palpitations and chest pain. On physical examination, he had sight deficiency on the right eye. Electrocardiography revealed ...

Objectives To investigate serum adiponectin and resistin levels in childhood obesity and their relationship with cardiac changes and insulin resistance. Methods Seventy-one obese and 24 overweight children and 40 healthy ...

There is no detailed strain analysis of cardiac functions in treated hypertensive pediatric patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cardio-protective effects of different drug classes in treated pediatric ...

A 3-month-old girl presented with myocarditis owing to brucellosis. Her mother had been diagnosed with brucellosis at 28 weeks gestation but did not receive treatment until after delivery. The infant had intrauterine ...

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) has been used as an alternative to open heart surgery. Although transcatheter closure of ASD with the Amplatzer septal occluder is a safe and feasible method in pediatric ...