O Síndrome de Marfan (S.M.) é a alteração hereditária do tecido conjuntivo mais comum. É caracterizado por manifestações cardiovasculares, esqueléticas e oculares. O seu prognóstico depende principalmente das complicações cardiovasculares. Com o objectivo de avaliar as manifestações cardiovasculares do S.M. em idade pediátrica, os autores procederam à revisão dos processos clínicos das crianças seguidas na cons...
Os autores descrevem o caso clínico de um recém-nascido com rabdomiomas cardíacos múltiplos, que se manifestaram por perturbações do ritmo.A existência dos tumores cardíacos levantou a hipótese de se tratar de uma esclerose tuberosa, que se confirmou pela presença de nódulos tuberosos subependimários periventriculares.Faz-se uma breve revisão teórica sobre a esclerose tuberosa, salientando-se o envolvimento car...
Objectives We aimed to study the psychosocial adjustment (PSA), psychiatric morbidity and quality of life of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) to determine which demographic and clinical variables negatively affect adjustment and which increase resilience. Methods The study included 74 patients with CHD, 41 male and 33 female, aged between 12 and 26 years (mean 18.76±3.86). Demogr...
Objectives: Our purpose was to study psychosocial adjustment and psychiatric morbidity of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Design: All assessment measures were obtained on a single occasion. Clinical data was obtained through the patient's clinical records. Setting: A teaching and tertiary care facility in Porto, Portugal. Participants: We evaluated 110 CHD patients (62 male)...
This study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) experienced by adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and to determine which factors negatively affect adjustment and which factors increase resilience. The participants in the study were 74 patients with CHD (41 males and 33 females) ranging in age from 12 to 26 years (mean age, 18.76 ± 3.86 years). Demographic information and a com...
Objectives: To assess the perception of the quality of life of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease and to examine the variables that have a negative impact on it and that add a resilience effect. Methods: A total of 22 male and 18 female patients, aged 12–26 years, of whom 27 were admitted to surgery and 13 were not, participated in this study. All patients had complete medical reco...
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