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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) occurs in approximately 1:2,000 to 1:4,000 newborns. The clinical manifestations are often subtle or not present at birth. This likely is due to trans-placental passage of some maternal thyroid hormone, while many infants have some thyroid production of their own.
LaFranchi Stephen H, Rastogi Maynika V
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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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Experimental Zika Virus Infection in the Pregnant Common Marmoset Induces Spontaneous Fetal Loss and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities. [PDF]
During its most recent outbreak across the Americas, Zika virus (ZIKV) was surprisingly shown to cause fetal loss and congenital malformations in acutely and chronically infected pregnant women.
Aagaard, Kjersti M+17 more
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Clinical Management of Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.
The initiation and maintenance of reproductive capacity in humans is dependent on pulsatile secretion of the hypothalamic hormone GnRH. Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare disorder that results from the failure of the normal episodic
Jacques Young+7 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 “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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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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Human Cytomegalovirus: detection of congenital and perinatal infection in Argentina [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most commonly found agents of congenital infections. Primary maternal infection is associated with risk of symptomatic congenital diseases, and high morbidity is frequently associated with very low ...
Alicia Alonso+25 more
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Three-dimensional (3D) imaging and image reconstruction play a prominent role in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and post-therapeutic monitoring of patients with congenital heart disease.
H. Goo, Sang Joon Park, S. Yoo
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