Sarah Pradhan^1,*, Eileen Broomall², Russel Hirsch¹

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 393-396, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.015257

Abstract The differential diagnosis for irritability in children is broad. In patients with congenital heart disease, one must strongly consider cardiac etiologies such as low cardiac output or elevated central venous pressure (CVP). In patients with single-ventricle physiology, the second stage of palliation includes bidirectional Glenn, which involves anastomosis of the superior vena cava to the pulmonary artery resulting in volume offloading of the single systemic ventricle. Typically, early in the post-operative period, patients may experience a headache due to the acute increase in CVP, and symptoms improve over time. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a… More >

Junsung Park¹, Go Hun Seo², Yena Lee¹, Yunha Choi¹, Minji Kang³, Hyo-Sang Do³, Young-Hwue Kim⁴, Jeong Jin Yu⁴, Ellen Ai-Rhan Kim⁵, Euiseok Jung⁵, Byong Sop Lee⁵, Jae Suk Baek^4,#,*, Beom Hee Lee^1,6,#,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 397-410, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.015167

Abstract Background and Method: The genetic cause of infantile-onset cardiomyopathy is rarely investigated. Here, we conducted whole exome sequencing (WES) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequencing in eight patients with infantile-onset cardiomyopathy to identify genetic variations. Result: Among these patients, two (25%) had dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP), two (25%) had left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), and four (50%) had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCMP). Except four patients identified prenatally, the remaining patients presented at a median age of 85.5 days. WES identified genetic variants in a total of seven (87.5%) patients and mtDNA sequencing in the other case. TPM1 and MYH7 variants were identified in the… More >

Isabella Leo¹, Jolanda Sabatino^1,2,3, Sabrina La Bella¹, Antonio Strangio¹, Iolanda Aquila¹, Concetta Procopio¹, Carmen Anna Maria Spaccarotella¹, Maria Petullà⁴, Salvatore De Rosa^1,2, Ciro Indolfi^1,2,5,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 411-416, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.015062

Abstract We describe a case of a rare congenital heart disorder, scimitar syndrome, diagnosed in an adult woman presenting with dyspnea on exertion, chest pain and recurrent episodes of pulmonary infections. The hallmark of the syndrome is the presence of an enlarged anomalous pulmonary vein draining into the inferior vena cava. Speckle tracking echocardiography, including the often-forgotten atrial strain evaluation, is a sensitive parameter that should be routinely used for a better clinical and prognostic evaluation of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). More >

Kotaro Hine^*, Kohei Ogata, Keiko Saitou, Norio Mizukaki, Hiroko Arai, Hitoshi Yoda

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 369-371, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.014516

Abstract Abnormal branching of the aorta associated with the right aortic arch (RAA) has been reported as isolation of left subclavian artery (ILSA), isolation of left common carotid artery, isolation of brachiocephalic artery. ILSA is a rare aortic branch anomaly that originates in the left subclavian artery from the pulmonary artery via ductus arteriosus. Several reports have described ILSA associated with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and tetralogy of Fallot. Here, we present a very unusual case of RAA with ILSA associated with D-transposition of the great arteries and inferior vena cava interrupted with azygos continuation. More >

Allard T. van den Hoven¹, Sultan Yilmazer¹, Lidia R. Bons¹, Roderick W. J. van Grootel¹, L. W. Geenen¹, An M. van Berendoncks¹, Anthonie L. Duijnhouwer², Hans-Marc J. Siebelink³, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink¹, Annemien E. van den Bosch^1,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 357-368, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.014462

Abstract Aim: This study aimed to describe the systolic left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LvGLS) and left ventricular peak early diastolic strain rate (Sre) in adult women with Turner syndrome (TS) and to determine its relationship with exercise capacity and clinical parameters. Methods: In this cross-sectional cohort study, consecutively included adult TS women underwent an electrocardiogram, transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) on the same day. LvGLS and Sre were measured using 2D speckle tracking analysis (STE) and compared with age-matched healthy female controls. Results: Ninety-four adult women (age 36 ± 13 years) with TS and 32 healthy age-matched… More >

Cheryl Raskind-Hood^1,*, Kashaine A. Gray^2,3, Jayne Morgan³, Wendy M. Book^4,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 333-355, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.014384

Abstract Early intervention to prevent premature mortality is vital for adults with congenital heart defects (CHD). Anatomic complexity and comorbid conditions are thought to contribute to CHD mortality. Since hypertension (HTN) and heart failure (HF) are the comorbid conditions among the most prevalent causes of death in the United States, and commonly accompany CHD, it is crucial to evaluate whether they are reliable predictors of mortality for adults with CHD (ACHD) independent of anatomic CHD complexity. A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of ACHD, aged 18–64, with concomitant HTN and/or HF and at least one health care encounter during 2008–2010 were assessed. Of… More >

Abdalla Alameen^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.2, pp. 593-602, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.016950

Abstract It is forecasted that billions of Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor devices will be installed worldwide by 2020. These devices can provide infrastructure-based services for various applications such as in smart hospitals, smart industry, smart grids, and smart industrial towns. Among them, the hospital service system needs to authenticate devices, and medical data are recorded for diagnostic purposes. In general, digital signatures are employed, but the computational power and their huge numbers pose many challenges to the digital signature system. To solve such problems, we developed a ledger system for authenticating IoT medical devices. It is a centralized ledger… More >

Osama S. Faragallah^1,*, Walid El-Shafai², Ashraf Afifi¹, Ibrahim Elashry³, Mohammed A. AlZain¹, Jehad F. Al-Amri¹, Ben Soh⁴, Heba M. El-Hoseny⁵, Hala S. El-Sayed⁶, Fathi E.Abd El-Samie²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.2, pp. 353-367, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.016865

Abstract With the rapidly increasing rate of using online services and social media websites, cybercriminals have caused a great deterioration in the network security with enormous undesired consequences. Encryption techniques may be utilized to achieve data robustness and security in digital multimedia communication systems. From this perspective, this paper presents an optical ciphering framework using Double Random Phase Encoding (DRPE) for efficient and secure transmission of Three-Dimensional Videos (3DVs). Firstly, in the DRPE-based 3DV cybersecurity framework proposed in the paper, an optical emitter converts each frame of the transmitted 3DV into an optical signal. Then, the DRPE technique encrypts the obtained… More >

Muhammad Naeem¹, Aziz Khan², Saleem Abdullah^2,*, Shahzaib Ashraf³, Ahmad Ali Ahmad Khammash⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.2, pp. 459-476, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.016822

Abstract Spherical fuzzy set (SFS) as one of several non-standard fuzzy sets, it introduces a number triplet (a,b,c) that satisfies the requirement a² + b² + c² ≤ 1 to express membership grades. Due to the expression, SFS has a more extensive description space when describing fuzzy information, which attracts more attention in scientific research and engineering practice. Just for this reason, how to describe the fuzzy information more reasonably and perfectly is the hot that scholars pay close attention to. In view of this hot, in this paper, the notion of spherical hesitant fuzzy set is introduced as a generalization… More >

Ying Cui¹, Shi Qiu^2,*, Tong Li³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.2, pp. 417-428, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.016802

Abstract It is difficult to recognize a target object from foggy images. Aiming at solving this problem, a new algorithm is thereby proposed. Fog concentration estimation is the prerequisite for image defogging. Due to the uncertainty of fog distribution, a fog concentration estimation model is accordingly proposed. Establish the brightness and gradient model in the spatial domain, and establish the FFT model in the frequency domain. Also, a multiple branch network framework is established to realize the qualitative estimation of the fog concentration in images based on comprehensive analysis from spatial and frequency domain levels. In the aspect of foggy image… More >