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Effect of Blood Flow on Cardiac Morphogenesis and Formation of Congenital Heart Defects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects about 1 in 100 newborns and its causes are multifactorial. In the embryo, blood flow within the heart and vasculature is essential for proper heart development, with abnormal blood flow leading to CHD.
Sandra Rugonyi   +15 more
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Rates of autism and potential risk factors in children with congenital heart defects

open access: yesCongenital Heart Disease, 2017
Objective Atypical development, behavioral difficulties, and academic underachievement are common morbidities in children with a history of congenital heart defects and impact quality of life.
Jessica L. Bean Jaworski   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus in infants weighing less than 6 kilograms – a two-center experience. Technical considerations

open access: yesCardiology Journal
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter closure has become the method of choice for treating patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in a majority of patients. The only approved device for treating infants weighing less than 6 kilograms is the Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder (APO).
Michał Gałeczka   +5 more
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Distinct genetic architectures for syndromic and nonsyndromic congenital heart defects identified by exome sequencing

open access: yesNature Genetics, 2016
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) have a neonatal incidence of 0.8–1% (refs. 1,2). Despite abundant examples of monogenic CHD in humans and mice, CHD has a low absolute sibling recurrence risk (∼2.7%), suggesting a considerable role for de novo mutations ...
A. Sifrim   +71 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ectopia cordis : a report of two cases in Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article reports two cases of ectopia cordis in two children aged one day and twenty months respectively. A one day old newborn had complete thoracic ectopia cordis associated with an internal cardiac defect and severe thoracic and abdominal wall ...
Mbassi Awa, Hubert Desire   +6 more
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Trends in Nutritional Status and Dietary Behavior in School-Aged Children with Congenital Heart Defects

open access: yesChildren
Background: Malnutrition and poor weight gain has been reported in infants with congenital heart defects (CHDs); however data in older children with CHDs are limited. In order to obtain representative data on the nutritional status, dietary behavior, and
Dominik Tobias   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatally Diagnosed Isolated Coronary Arterial Fistula Leading to Severe Complications at Birth

open access: yesCase Reports in Cardiology, 2018
Prenatal diagnosis of a huge coronary artery fistula between the left coronary artery and the right ventricle was made by Doppler echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. Progression of the dilated fistula was monitored throughout pregnancy.
A. Wacker-Gussmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Emotion Regulation and Illness Identity Shape Mental Health in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

open access: yesMedical Sciences
Background/Objectives: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are at increased risk for mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety. Emerging evidence suggests that psychological rather than purely medical factors may play a decisive
Anna-Lena Ehmann   +5 more
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Clinical Value of NT-proBNP and Lactate Parameters in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects [PDF]

open access: yes
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common anomalies worldwide, defined as an anatomical abnormality of the heart and/or great vessels.
Narmin Akif Azizova
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Congenital Heart Defects

open access: yes, 2022
Over the last 50 years, there have been remarkable developments in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects. This book addresses some of these developments, including the role of echocardiography in improving the prognosis of fetal heart ...

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