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Treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: finding out what works [PDF]
Evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal or postnatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis will be critical to guide policy about prenatal and neonatal screening over the next 10 years, let alone the next 100.
Gilbert, R
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Congenital megalourethra is a urogenital anomaly characterized by a cystic dilatation and elongation of the penile urethra resulting from the absence and hypoplasia of the corpus spongiosum and corpus cavernosum, or anterior urethral valve. There are two clinical types: scaphoid and fusiform.
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Objectives: To develop a more holistic measure of center performance than operative mortality, we created a composite “textbook outcome” for the Norwood operation using several postoperative end points. We hypothesized that achieving the textbook outcome
Neel K. Prabhu, MD +8 more
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A “long-standing” malpositioned pacing lead. Long-term follow-up after extraction
Transvenous pacemaker (PM) catheters can be unintentionally placed in the left ventricle (LV) during the implantation procedure. An 8-year-old girl was discovered with a malpositioned pm wire, seven years after the implant.
Berardo Sarubbi +5 more
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Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) represents a rare but severe and potentially life-threatening complication following Fontan operation in patients with a functional single ventricle.
Rosaria Barracano +4 more
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A Toolkit to assess health needs for congenital disorders in low- and middle-income countries: an instrument for public health action. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In 2010 the World Health Assembly called for action to improve the care and prevention of congenital disorders, noting that technical guidance would be required for this task, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Responding to this
Alberg, C +10 more
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Impaired autophagy and excessive apoptosis disrupt cellular homeostasis and contribute to neural tube defects (NTDs), which are a group of fatal and disabling birth defects caused by the failure of neural tube closure during early embryonic development ...
Wanqi Huang +8 more
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Imaging of ventricular septal defect: Native and post-repair
Cardiac imaging using a combination of multiple modalities has become an essential tool in the management of adults with congenital heart disease with the potential to improve the outcome.
Flavia Fusco +4 more
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Introduction: The number of adults with congenital heart disease has significantly increased in recent years. While telemedicine has emerged as a promising approach to improve care delivery and patient outcomes, its use for adults with congenital ...
Nunzia Borrelli +8 more
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Rare diseases leading to childhood Glaucoma. epidemiology, pathophysiogenesis, and management [PDF]
Noteworthy heterogeneity exists in the rare diseases associated with childhood glaucoma. Primary congenital glaucoma is mostly sporadic; however, 10% to 40% of cases are familial. CYP1B1 gene mutations seem to account for 87% of familial cases and 27% of
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz +5 more
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