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Umbilical catheter placement aided by coronary guidewires
Catheterization of the umbilical vessels has proven to be an effective and relatively rapid method for gaining central vascular access in neonates.
Katarzyna Gendera+5 more
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Birth defects associated with paternal firefighting in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Abstract Background Few studies have evaluated birth defects among children of firefighters. We investigated associations between birth defects and paternal work as a firefighter compared to work in non‐firefighting and police officer occupations. Methods We analyzed 1997–2011 data from the multi‐site case‐control National Birth Defects Prevention ...
Miriam R. Siegel+7 more
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Abstract Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by pathological remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature causing elevated pulmonary artery pressures and ultimately, right ventricular failure from chronic pressure overload. Heterozygous pathogenic GDF2 (encoding bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9)) variants account for some (>1%)
Paul Upton+5 more
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Abstract Adenylosuccinase deficiency is a rare inborn error of metabolism. We present a newborn who died at 52 days of age with clinical features suggestive of severe epileptic encephalopathy and leukodystrophy of unknown cause. Post‐mortem examination showed an unusual vacuolar appearance of the brain.
Spatikha Sitaram+11 more
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Automated interpretation of congenital heart disease from multi-view echocardiograms [PDF]
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect and the leading cause of neonate death in China. Clinical diagnosis can be based on the selected 2D key-frames from five views. Limited by the availability of multi-view data, most methods have to rely on the insufficient single view analysis.
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Nationwide Registry‐Based Analysis of Infective Endocarditis Risk After Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Background Infective endocarditis (IE) after pulmonary valve replacements in congenital heart disease is a significant concern. This study aimed to identify specific long‐term risk factors for IE after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation or ...
Clara Stammnitz+8 more
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Abstract We describe the phenotype of 22 male patients (20 probands) carrying a hemizygous missense variant in MED12. The phenotypic spectrum is very broad ranging from nonspecific intellectual disability (ID) to the three well‐known syndromes: Opitz–Kaveggia syndrome, Lujan–Fryns syndrome, or Ohdo syndrome.
Nuno Maia+30 more
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ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate the school careers of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and microcephaly.MethodsAn exploratory online survey was conducted on patients from a previous study on somatic development in children with CHD in ...
Constanze Pfitzer+15 more
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Further characterization of NFIB‐associated phenotypes: Report of two new individuals
Abstract Nuclear Factor I B (NFIB) haploinsufficiency has recently been identified as a cause of intellectual disability (ID) and macrocephaly. Here we report on two new individuals carrying a microdeletion in the chromosomal region 9p23‐p22.3 containing NFIB.
Gemma Marinella+8 more
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Abstract Chromosome 1p36 deletion syndrome (1p36DS) is one of the most common terminal deletion syndromes (incidence between 1/5000 and 1/10,000 live births in the American population), due to a heterozygous deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 1.
Clémence Jacquin+47 more
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