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Evaluation of critical congenital heart defects screening using pulse oximetry in the neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]

, 2017
ObjectiveTo evaluate the implementation of early screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and potential exclusion of sub-populations from universal screening.Study designProspective evaluation of ...
Allen, D, Assing, E, Axelrod, R, Blau, J, Chandra, S, Cohen, M, Fofah, O, Garg, LF, Giuliano, M, Govindaswami, B, Grazel, R, Hassinger, D, Hudome, S, Jegatheesan, P, Koppel, R, Kumar, P, Lakshminrusimha, S, Lohr, J, McClure, D, Spillane, N, Van Naarden Braun, K   +20 more
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Persistent hypoxemia after an asthma attack

The Ultrasound Journal, 2019
The presence of an unknown intracardiac shunt due to a patent foramen ovale may be an unusual cause of hypoxemia. We report the case of a patient who presented persistent hypoxemia after an adequate treatment for a severe asthma attack requiring ...
Cristian Deana, Laura Conangla, Luigi Vetrugno, Massimiliano Saltarini, Stefania Buttera, Tiziana Bove, Flavio Bassi, Amato De Monte   +7 more
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Development of the interatrial wall during the ontogenesis of foetuses and children up to one year of age

Folia Morphologica, 2020
BACKGROUND: The foramen ovale, present in foetal interatrial septum, plays an important role during foetal life. During delivery, foramen ovale closes and becomes fossa ovalis, starting the pulmonary circulation.
R. Kamiński, A. Kosiński, A. Kaczyńska, M. Zajączkowski, G. Piwko, M. Gleinert-Rożek, T. Gos, K. Karnecki   +7 more
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Patent foramen ovale: a novel cardiovascular risk factor in patients with sleep disordered breathing and high altitude dwellers?

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2016
Diseases associated with chronic hypoxaemia are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Epidemiological data indicate that cardiovascular diseases contribute substantially to this problem, but the underlying mechanisms are ...
Emrush Rexhai, Urs Scherrer, Stefano F Rimoldi   +2 more
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Vascular air embolism during percutaneous nephrolithotomy without pneumopyelogram: a case report of successful rescue

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Vascular air embolism (VAE) is a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Paradoxical air embolization resulting from VAE may be more likely to occur in patients with an atrial-septal defect, such as patent foramen ovale.
Junlong Zhang, Hongle He, Chengqiang Mo, Zhenhua Chen, Shuangjian Jiang   +4 more
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An unusual case of upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020
Acute limb ischemia in young adults warrants thorough investigation to determine the underlying cause. Here, we present a case of acute upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner secondary to paradoxical embolism.
William Gondoputro, MBBS, BSc (Adv), Saissan Rajendran, MBBS, MS, FRACS, David Celermajer, MBBS, PhD, DSc, FRACP, FAA, Raffi Qasabian, MBBS, BSc, FRACS   +3 more
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What general practitioners need to know about patent foramen ovale [PDF]

, 2014
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) consists of a hole between the right and left atriums of the heart that did not close the way it should after birth. Twenty five percent of the population have a PFO, but this usually does not cause problems, because the ...
Saliba, Mario
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Endocardial fibroelastosis [PDF]

, 1967
This is an article delivered at a meeting of the British Medical Association (Malta Branch) on the 7th March 1967. During the eleven-year period 1955-66 eight cases of endocardial fibroelastosis were diagnosed or confirmed at autopsy.
Captur, Victor, Grech, J.L., Pace, Joseph L.   +2 more
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Differentiating the Clinical and Variant Spectrum of Hardikar Syndrome From Other MED12‐Related Developmental Disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rare X‐linked female‐restricted Hardikar syndrome (HDKR, OMIM # 301068) is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies including orofacial clefts, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and cardiac anomalies, but cognitive and neurobehavioral development is rarely impaired.
Tinne Warmoeskerken, Miel Theunis, Kris Van den Bogaert, Koenraad Devriendt, Jeroen Breckpot   +4 more
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Partial PFO Closure for Persistent Hypoxemia in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2015
Ebstein anomaly is characterized by deformities of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve and atrialization of the right ventricle. Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation are recommended to have tricuspid valve surgery with concomitant atrial ...
S. A. Zuberi, S. Liu, J. W. Tam, F. Hussain, D. Maguire, M. Kass   +5 more
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