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2. Childhood cardiac function after twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome - a 10-year follow up
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Halvorsen, CP, primary, Bilock, SL, additional, Pilo, C, additional, Sonesson, S-E, additional, and Norman, M, additional
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- 2009
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3. Sotalol prophylaxis was efficient and safe for supraventricular tachycardia in early infancy.
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Evertsson C, Eliasson H, and Halvorsen CP
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Aim: There is no consensus on the best prophylaxis for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in infancy. We studied the efficacy and safety of sotalol., Method: This retrospective study comprised infants diagnosed with SVT before 1 year of age and treated with sotalol during 2002-2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. The patients' characteristics, comorbidities, sotalol dosages, QT intervals and outcomes were extracted from their medical records., Results: We studied 85 infants (65% boys) with a median age of eight (range 0-288) days at the time of diagnosis, including 78 with re-entry tachycardia. Sotalol was completely or partially successful in the 67/75 patients who completed the treatment, as well as in four of the seven patients with other tachycardia mechanisms. The 48 infants with postnatal debut had significantly higher success rates than the 27 with foetal debut (96% vs. 78%, p = 0.04). Prolongation of corrected QT (QTc) intervals of ≥450 ms occurred in 16% of the total cohort and two patients with QTc intervals of ≥500 ms had their treatment changed. There were no cases of proarrhythmia after sotalol treatment., Conclusion: Sotalol provided effective and safe prophylaxis for SVT during infancy. QTc prolongation rarely caused treatment discontinuation and there were no cases of proarrhythmia., (© 2024 The Author(s). Acta Paediatrica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Paediatrica.)
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- 2024
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4. Right Heart Structure, Geometry and Function Assessed by Echocardiography in 6-Year-Old Children Born Extremely Preterm-A Population-Based Cohort Study.
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Mohlkert LA, Hallberg J, Broberg O, Sjöberg G, Rydberg A, Liuba P, Fellman V, Domellöf M, Norman M, and Halvorsen CP
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Preterm birth has been associated with altered cardiac phenotype in adults. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that children surviving extremely preterm birth have important structural or functional changes of the right heart or pulmonary circulation. We also examined relations between birth size, gestational age, neonatal diagnoses of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with cardiac outcomes. We assessed a population-based cohort of children born in Sweden before 27 weeks of gestation with echocardiography at 6.5 years of age ( n = 176). Each preterm child was matched to a healthy control child born at term. Children born preterm had significantly smaller right atria, right ventricles with smaller widths, higher relative wall thickness and higher estimated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) than controls. In preterm children, PVR and right ventricular myocardial performance index (RVmpi') were significantly higher in those with a PDA as neonates than in those without PDA, but no such associations were found with BPD. In conclusion, children born extremely preterm exhibit higher estimated PVR, altered right heart structure and function compared with children born at term., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict to disclose.
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- 2020
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5. Cardiac Troponin T in Healthy Full-Term Infants.
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Karlén J, Karlsson M, Eliasson H, Bonamy AE, and Halvorsen CP
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- Adult, Aged, Biomarkers blood, Female, Fetal Blood metabolism, Heart physiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Reference Values, Term Birth, Troponin T physiology, Infant, Newborn blood, Troponin T blood
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In this prospective cohort study of healthy full-term infants, we hypothesized that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) would be elevated in cord blood, compared with adult reference values, and that it would further increase over the first days of age. Cardiac troponin T has been shown to be significantly increased in healthy full-term newborns compared with adult reference values, but there is no established reference range. Most studies of cTnT in newborns have been performed before the introduction of high-sensitivity cTnT (hs-cTnT) assay. We conducted a study including 158 full-term newborns, at Stockholm South General Hospital. High-sensitivity cTnT was analyzed in umbilical cord blood and at 2-5 days of age. Median hs-cTnT (interquartile range) in cord blood was 34(26-44) ng/L; 99th percentile 88 ng/L. Median hs-cTnT at 2-5 days of age was 92(54-158) ng/L; 99th percentile 664 ng/L. We conclude that hs-cTnT is elevated in cord blood in healthy, full-term newborn infants compared with adult reference values, and that it increases significantly during the first days of life. Our findings further underline the need of caution when using hs-cTnT as a measurement of cardiac impact in newborns.
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- 2019
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6. A rapid smartphone-based lactate dehydrogenase test for neonatal diagnostics at the point of care.
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Halvorsen CP, Olson L, Araújo AC, Karlsson M, Nguyễn TT, Khu DTK, Le HTT, Nguyễn HTB, Winbladh B, and Russom A
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- Calibration, Colorimetry, Fetal Blood, Humans, Hypoxia, Infant, Newborn, Ischemia, Mobile Applications, Prothrombin Time, Reference Standards, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Software, Sweden, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase blood, Neonatal Screening instrumentation, Point-of-Care Testing, Smartphone
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There is a growing recognition of the importance of point-of-care tests (POCTs) for detecting critical neonatal illnesses to reduce the mortality rate in newborns, especially in low-income countries, which account for 98 percent of reported neonatal deaths. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a marker of cellular damage as a result of hypoxia-ischemia in affected organs. Here, we describe and test a POC LDH test direct from whole blood to provide early indication of serious illness in the neonate. The sample-in-result-out POC platform is specifically designed to meet the needs at resource-limited settings. Plasma is separated from whole blood on filter paper with dried-down reagents for colorimetric reaction, combined with software for analysis using a smartphone. The method was clinically tested in newborns in two different settings. In a clinical cohort of newborns of Stockholm (n = 62) and Hanoi (n = 26), the value of R using Pearson's correlation test was 0.91 (p < 0.01) and the R
2 = 0.83 between the two methods. The mean LDH (±SD) for the reference method vs. the POC-LDH was 551 (±280) U/L and 552 (±249) U/L respectively, indicating the clinical value of LDH values measured in minutes with the POC was comparable with standardized laboratory analyses.- Published
- 2019
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7. Relationship between various maternal conditions and lactic acid dehydrogenase activity in umbilical cord blood at birth.
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Patavoukas E, Åberg-Liesaho J, Halvorsen CP, Winbladh B, and Wiberg-Itzel E
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- Adolescent, Adult, Chronic Disease, Female, Fetal Distress blood, Hemolysis, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Maternal Health, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications blood, Prospective Studies, Reference Values, Risk Factors, Sweden, Young Adult, Fetal Blood enzymology, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase blood
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Background: Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) is a valuable marker for some of the most important diseases in newborns and the plasma LDH activity in newborns correlates well with conditions such as asphyxia. If LDH should be considered as a useful tool also in obstetric care, key factors associated with maternal health before and during pregnancy which could affect umbilical cord LDH activity need to be known. The aims of this study were to explore relationships between selected maternal conditions and arterial lactic acid dehydrogenase activity (aLDH) in umbilical cord blood at delivery., Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. Included in the study were 1247 deliveries, and cord blood samples from each were analyzed for aLDH. Background, delivery and neonatal data were collected from the medical records., Results: Higher median values of aLDH were found (P=0.001) among women with chronic disorders not related to pregnancy but there was no increased frequency of high aLDH levels (>612 μ/L, P=0.30). No difference in aLDH was identified between infants born to women with pregnancy-related disorders compared with healthy women, neither in median values, nor in high values (>612 μ/L, P=0.95)., Conclusion: Newborn infants born to women with non-pregnancy-related chronic disorders had a somewhat higher median value of aLDH in cord blood at delivery. The influence of common maternal conditions and diseases on umbilical cord arterial LDH levels is small compared to the increase reported in fetal distress and several other critical conditions in the newborn.
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- 2018
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8. The Preterm Heart in Childhood: Left Ventricular Structure, Geometry, and Function Assessed by Echocardiography in 6-Year-Old Survivors of Periviable Births.
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Mohlkert LA, Hallberg J, Broberg O, Rydberg A, Halvorsen CP, Liuba P, Fellman V, Domellöf M, Sjöberg G, and Norman M
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- Age Factors, Case-Control Studies, Child, Diastole, Female, Gestational Age, Heart Ventricles physiopathology, Humans, Male, Phenotype, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Systole, Time Factors, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Echocardiography, Doppler, Heart Ventricles diagnostic imaging, Infant, Extremely Premature, Premature Birth, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Function, Left
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Background: Preterm birth has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity in adult life. We evaluated whether preterm birth is associated with deviating cardiac structure and function before school start., Methods and Results: In total, 176 children aged 6 years and born extremely preterm (EXPT; gestational age of 22-26 weeks) and 134 children born at term (control [CTRL]) were studied. We used echocardiography to assess left heart dimensions, geometry, and functions. Recording and off-line analyses of echocardiographic images were performed by operators blinded to group belonging. Body size, blood pressure, and heart rate were also measured. Rates of family history of cardiovascular disease and sex distribution were similar in the EXPT and CTRL groups. Heart rate and systolic blood pressure did not differ, whereas diastolic blood pressure was slightly higher in EXPT than CTRL participants. After adjusting for body surface area, left ventricular length, width, and aortic valve annulus diameter were 3% to 5% smaller in EXPT than CTRL participants. Left ventricular longitudinal shortening and systolic tissue velocity were 7% to 11% lower, and transversal shortening fraction was 6% higher in EXPT than CTRL participants. The EXPT group also exhibited lower atrial emptying velocities than the CTRL group. Sex, fetal growth restriction, or a patent ductus arteriosus in the neonatal period did not contribute to cardiac dimensions or performance., Conclusions: Six-year-old children born extremely preterm exhibit a unique cardiac phenotype characterized by smaller left ventricles with altered systolic and diastolic functions than same-aged children born at term., (© 2018 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley.)
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- 2018
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9. Trends in Congenital Heart Defects in Infants With Down Syndrome.
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Bergström S, Carr H, Petersson G, Stephansson O, Bonamy AK, Dahlström A, Halvorsen CP, and Johansson S
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- Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Risk Assessment, Time Factors, Abnormalities, Multiple epidemiology, Down Syndrome epidemiology, Heart Defects, Congenital epidemiology
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Background: As a result of antenatal screening, abortion of fetuses with Down syndrome has become increasingly common. Little is known about the cardiovascular phenotype in infants with Down syndrome born today., Methods: Population-based cohort study based on national health registers including 2588 infants with Down syndrome, live-born in Sweden from 1992 to 2012. Risk ratios for congenital heart defects were calculated per 3-year period, adjusted for maternal age, parity, BMI, smoking, diabetes and hypertensive disease, and infant gender., Results: Any congenital heart defect was diagnosed in 54% of infants with Down syndrome. Overall, year of birth was not associated with risk of any congenital heart defect. However, the risk of complex congenital heart defects decreased over time. Compared with 1992 to 1994, the risk in 2010 to 2012 was reduced by almost 40% (adjusted risk ratio 0.62, 95% confidence interval 0.48-0.79). In contrast, risks for isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD) or atrial septal defect showed significant increases during latter years. Overall, the 3 most common diagnoses were atrioventricular septal defect, VSD, or atrial septal defect, accounting for 42%, 22%, and 16% of congenital heart defects, respectively. Although atrioventricular septal defect was far more common than VSD in 1992 to 1994, they were equally common in 2010 to 2012., Conclusions: Complex congenital heart defects have become less common in infants diagnosed with Down syndrome. This phenotypic shift could be a result of selective abortion of fetuses with Down syndrome, or due to general improvements in antenatal diagnostics of complex congenital heart defects., (Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.)
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- 2016
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10. Childhood cardiac outcome after intrauterine laser treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome is favourable.
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Halvorsen CP, Mohlkert LA, Norman M, and Sonesson SE
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- Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Diastole physiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Pregnancy, Systole physiology, Treatment Outcome, Fetofetal Transfusion surgery, Fetoscopy, Heart physiology, Laser Coagulation methods
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Aim: Intrauterine laser treatment is used to alleviate abnormal circulatory load and cardiac morbidity affecting foetuses with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). We conducted this childhood follow-up study to fill the gap in knowledge about final cardiac outcomes after such interventions., Methods: We investigated 19 TTTS pairs - 11 male and eight female - with a mean age of four and a half years (range 1.1-9.9) using 2D, blood flow and tissue Doppler, 3D and speckle tracking echocardiography, and compared them with 19 age-matched and gender-matched singletons., Results: The only observed differences in cardiac structure or function between the donors and recipients were related to diastolic ventricular filling. Recipients had a lower left ventricular ratio of early and late diastolic filling compared with their donor cotwins [1.48(0.35) versus 1.66 (0.28), p < 0.05], but not compared with singleton controls. All observations, except one, were within the reference limits. Speckle tracking could not demonstrate any group differences in systolic ventricular function, besides marginally lower ventricular strain in the donors than controls., Conclusion: Double survivors of laser-treated TTTS showed only minor within-pair differences in diastolic cardiac function at childhood follow-up. Cardiac function in TTTS twins compared well to singleton controls, suggesting a favourable long-term outcome., (©2014 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2015
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11. Survival and neonatal outcome after fetoscopic guided laser occlusion (FLOC) of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) in Sweden.
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Halvorsen CP, Ek S, Dellgren A, Grunewald C, Kublickas M, Westgren M, and Norman M
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- Adult, Anthropometry, Cohort Studies, Female, Fetofetal Transfusion mortality, Gestational Age, Humans, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Sweden epidemiology, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Fetofetal Transfusion surgery, Fetoscopy, Laser Therapy
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Aim: To determine infant survival and neonatal outcome after fetoscopic laser treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)., Results: In 53/71(75%) laser-treated TTTS cases, at least one twin was liveborn and in 42/71(59%) cases at least one twin survived infancy. Fetal survival did not differ between donors [41/71(58%)] and recipients [46/71(65%), P=0.36]. Among liveborns, infant survival was 29/41(71%) in donors and 36/46(78%) in recipients (P=0.12). Infant survival did not correlate to maternal characteristics (age, BMI, smoking or parity), gestational age at treatment or severity of TTTS (Quintero stage). No TTTS infant born before 25 weeks of gestation survived the first week. Among the 87 infant survivors, 26 (30%) had an Apgar score <7 at 5 min, 47 (54%) developed respiratory distress syndrome, 10 (11%) showed signs of severe brain damage, nine (10%) renal failure, eight (9%) bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and five (6%) infants developed retinopathy of prematurity ≥stage 3. There was no significant difference in neonatal morbidity between recipients and donors., Conclusions: Fetal survival after laser treatment was comparable to that reported by other international centers. There was no significant difference in survival or neonatal morbidity between donors and recipients. Major neonatal morbidity was common, and combined with extremely preterm delivery the prognosis of TTTS is poor.
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- 2012
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12. [Twin transfusion: with treatment good survival].
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Halvorsen CP and Ek S
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- Female, Fetoscopy methods, Humans, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Fetal Therapies methods, Fetofetal Transfusion diagnosis, Fetofetal Transfusion mortality, Fetofetal Transfusion surgery, Laser Coagulation methods
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- 2010
13. Discordant twin growth in utero and differences in blood pressure and endothelial function at 8 years of age.
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Halvorsen CP, Andolf E, Hu J, Pilo C, Winbladh B, and Norman M
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- Acetylcholine, Aorta, Abdominal diagnostic imaging, Brachial Artery diagnostic imaging, Brachial Artery drug effects, Carotid Arteries diagnostic imaging, Child, Endothelium, Vascular diagnostic imaging, Endothelium, Vascular drug effects, Female, Fetal Development, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Laser-Doppler Flowmetry, Male, Nitroglycerin, Skin blood supply, Twins, Dizygotic, Twins, Monozygotic, Ultrasonography, Vasodilator Agents, Blood Pressure, Brachial Artery physiopathology, Diseases in Twins physiopathology, Endothelium, Vascular physiopathology, Fetal Growth Retardation physiopathology
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Objective: Low birth weight is associated with increased prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic and intrauterine environmental contributions to blood pressure (BP) and vascular functions in twins with discordant growth in utero., Subjects: We studied 31 twin pairs (21 monozygous and nine dizygous), mean age 8 years) with large within-pair differences in birth weight. Among the monozygous pairs, nine had suffered from twin-to-twin-transfusion syndrome (TTTS)., Methods: Apart from BP, we determined diameters and elasticity of the carotid artery and abdominal aorta with ultrasonography, and endothelial function in skin vessels with a laser Doppler technique, before and after transdermal delivery of acetylcholine and nitroglycerin., Results: Eight of 62 twin subjects had a systolic BP above the 90th percentile in a North-American reference population. Among these, seven/eight were monozygous with a history of poor fetal growth and/or TTTS. In monozygous twin pairs without TTTS, systolic BP and pulse pressure were higher and vascular endothelial function was impaired in the lower birth weight twin. In the TTTS group, the lighter twin had a narrower carotid artery but there was no within-pair difference in arterial elasticity. Pre-eclampsia during the index pregnancy enhanced within-pair differences in BP but abolished within-pair differences in endothelial function., Conclusions: Severe fetal growth retardation contributes to higher BP, arterial narrowing and endothelial dysfunction in childhood. Pre-eclampsia may act both as an effect modifier and confounder of these associations.
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- 2006
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