Ethnical variations in the incidence of congenital heart defects in Gorgan, Northern Iran: A single-center study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in newborns. This study was performed to determine the live birth incidence of CHD by ethnicity and sex in Gorgan, Northern Iran.
Golalipour, M.J. +4 more
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Heart valve disease: investigation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance [PDF]
, 2012 Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become a valuable investigative tool in many areas of cardiac medicine. Its value in heart valve disease is less well appreciated however, particularly as echocardiography is a powerful and widely available ...
Saul G Myerson
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Double orifice mitral valve associated with Ventricular Septal Defect in an infant : case report [PDF]
, 2011 Double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) is an uncommon anomaly characterized by a mitral valve with a single fibrous annulus with two orifices opening into the left ventricle.
Goutami, V. +2 more
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European Monitoring of Congenital Anomalies: JRC-EUROCAT Report on Statistical Monitoring of Congenital Anomalies (2006 – 2015) [PDF]
, 2017 Worldwide, congenital anomalies are a leading cause of fetal death, infant mortality and morbidity in childhood. Of the 5.2 million births in the European Union (EU) each year, approximately 104,000 (2.5%) will be born with congenital anomalies.
GARNE ESTER +4 more
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Ebstein's Anomaly: Genetics, Clinical Manifestations, and Management
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2017 Ebstein's anomaly is uncommon. Genetic bases of this congenital heart defect may be related to the mutations in myosin heavy chain 7 and NKX2.5, among others. Asymptomatic patients with Ebstein's anomaly can be conservatively treated and kept under close
Shi-Min Yuan
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Right Ventricular Assessment by Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
, 2011 The remarkable improvement in survival of patients with congenital heart disease has led to a growing number of adult patients. In particular, patients with more complex disease showed favorable outcomes in the last decades.
Zwaan, H.B. (Heleen) van der
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Single‐center Experience of Outcomes of Tracheostomy in Children with Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
, 2013 Objective A subset of children with repaired congenital heart disease ( CHD ) may require tracheostomy for ongoing ventilatory support. Data on outcomes of children with CHD and tracheostomy are scarce.
Aggarwal, Sanjeev +2 more
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Neonatal Ebstein’s Anomaly [PDF]
, 2018 Ebstein’s anomaly is a congenital heart disease that results from failure of delamination of the tricuspid valve with resulting apical displacement of the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve.
Bayle, Ken-Michael +3 more
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Histone deacetylase adaptation in single ventricle heart disease and a young animal model of right ventricular hypertrophy. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundHistone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are promising therapeutics for various forms of cardiac diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess cardiac HDAC catalytic activity and expression in children with single ventricle (SV) heart disease ...
A Cevik +49 more
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Transvenous Low Septal Permanent Pacing for a Patient with Ebstein’s Anomaly – A Case Report
Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, 2019 Patients with Ebstein’s anomaly can present with bradyarrhythmias at any age. In view of the abnormal tricuspid valve anatomy associated with this condition, pacing these individuals can present with various challenges.
Ganesh Nallur Shivu +2 more
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