2 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Absolute ethanol has been used "off-label" as an unmodified formulation (solution) in Congenital Venous Malformations (CVM). Despite its effectiveness, absolute ethanol appears difficult to handle because of its high diffusion capacity outside the CVM and in the blood circulation. A less diffusible ethanol-based product (ethanol gel) has been developed in order to minimize systemic and local diffusion capacities of ethanol. Therefore, the pharmacokinetic parameters and their clinical and paraclinical outcomes between ethanol gel 96% and absolute ethanol need to be carried out. FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (FDA OOPD) : Funding source.
This is a retrospective review of charts and echocardiograms of our patients with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC). The Children's Surgical and non-invasive Echo databases will be used to determine all TAPVC patients. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Sibley Heart Center Cardiology charts and echocardiograms of the TAPVC patients between January 1, 2002 and November 26, 2006 will be reviewed. We anticipate approximately 40 patients. We hypothesize that the presence of descending aortic flow reversal correlates with a higher morbidity and mortality in TAPVC.