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Epidemiological study of congenital heart defects in children and adolescents: analysis of 4,538 cases

open access: yesArquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the frequency and prevalence of congenital heart defects in a tertiary care center for children with heart diseases. METHODS: We carried out an epidemiological assessment of the first medical visit of 4,538 children in a pediatric ...
Nelson Itiro Miyague   +6 more
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Impaired cardiac autonomic nervous control after cardiac bypass surgery for congenital heart disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
We undertook a study to describe changes in heart rate variability (HRV) postoperatively in children undergoing cardiac bypass surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD).
McGlone, Laura   +4 more
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Congenital partial pericardial defect discovered incidentally during surgery for lung cancer: a case report and literature review

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2021
Background Congenital pericardial defects are rare congenital anomalies, often asymptomatic and incidentally detected during thoracic surgery. Case presentation A 74-year-old man with primary lung cancer (cT1cN0M0, Stage IA3) underwent thoracoscopic ...
Yoshihito Iijima   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The most common diagnoses of care and nursing activities in children with congenital heart defects [PDF]

open access: yesSestrinska reč, 2023
Congenital heart defects are the most common chronic congenital anomalies in childhood. They occur as a consequence of the action of genetic and multifactorial factors.
Veselinović Đurđina
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital heart block associated with Sjögren syndrome: case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Congenital heart block is a rare complication of pregnancy associated with Sjögren Syndrome that may result in the death of the foetus or infant, or the need for pacing in the newborn or at a later stage.Case report: The case is presented of ...
Poate, Timothy W.J.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of congenital septal defects among congenital heart defect patients in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionCongenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common congenital defects and accounts for nearly one-third of all major congenital anomalies. It is the leading causes of birth defect-associated morbidity, mortality, and medical expenditures. Of
Yossef Teshome Zikarg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rare variants in NR2F2 cause congenital heart defects in humans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defect worldwide and are a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Nonsyndromic atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) are an important subtype of CHDs for which the genetic architecture is poorly ...
O'Kelly, Ita M.   +138 more
core   +1 more source

Prognostic value of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, absolute lymphocyte count, and thrombocyte-lymphocyte ratio in predicting the outcomes of tetralogy of fallot primary repair

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a chronic hypoxic condition that increases the risk of inflammatory responses during surgery. However, many inflammatory biomarkers used to predict surgical outcomes are costly and not widely accessible.
Sisca Natalia Siagian   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of rare pulmonary sequestration complicated with congenital heart disease treated by arterial embolization and atrial defect closure: A case report and review of literature

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Pulmonary sequestration with congenital heart disease is a rare congenital malformation. Herein, we report a 19-month-old toddler diagnosed with right lower pulmonary sequestration, right pulmonary artery dysplasia, right lower pulmonary venous ectopic ...
Mi Tang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Catching congenital heart diseases early : the ten- point approach for Bhutan

open access: yesBhutan Health Journal, 2016
Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect and is the main reason for out country referral of pediatric patients from Bhutan. Given the limited resources and expertise, detecting congenital heart defects is often delayed, resulting in ...
Purushotam Bhandari
doaj   +1 more source

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