Cardiac troponin T is necessary for normal development in the embryonic chick heart [PDF]
, 2016 The heart is the first functioning organ to develop during embryogenesis. The formation of the heart is a tightly regulated and complex process, and alterations to its development can result in congenital heart defects.
England, Jennifer +4 more
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Adverse social determinats and risk for congenital anomalies [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCCIÓN: Diferentes trabajos han relacionando condiciones sociales adversas a nivel familiar y regional con resultados perinatales (mortalidad neonatal, bajo peso y prematuridad); sin embargo, pocos estudiaron el efecto de la pobreza sobre anomalías
Campaña, Hebe +8 more
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The anatomy of interatrial communications - what does the interventionist need to know? [PDF]
, 2008 Increasingly, the interventional cardiologist is seeking to close interatrial communications by inserting devices by means of catheterisation. So as to optimise these procedures, it is adavantageous to have a firm grasp of the anatomy of the normal ...
Anderson, RH, Martins, JDF
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Physiological and clinical consequences of relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction late after repair of congenital heart defects. [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) is a common problem after repair of congenital heart disease. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) can treat this condition without consequent pulmonary regurgitation or ...
Bonhoeffer, P +10 more
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Maternal Myo-Inositol Intake and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. [PDF]
BJOGABSTRACT Objective To investigate associations between maternal periconceptional (three months prior through the third pregnancy month) myo‐inositol intake and the odds of selected congenital heart defects in offspring. Design A population‐based case–control study using the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) database. Setting United States.
Cen R +16 more
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Tbx20 Is Required in Mid-Gestation Cardiomyocytes and Plays a Central Role in Atrial Development. [PDF]
, 2018 RationaleMutations in the transcription factor TBX20 (T-box 20) are associated with congenital heart disease. Germline ablation of Tbx20 results in abnormal heart development and embryonic lethality by embryonic day 9.5.
Aneas, Ivy +12 more
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Congenital Heart Disease In Preterm Infants
Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2023 Background: Congenital heart defects and preterm birth are two important causes of neonatal and infant mortality. However, the relationship between them has not yet been fully clarified. Objective: To find the association of congenital heart disease
Maymouna A Jassam , +2 more
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Transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography for the assessment of straddling tricuspid or mitral valves [PDF]
, 2008 Background The advent of 3D echocardiography has provided a technique which, potentially, could afford significant additional information over conventional cross-sectional echocardiography in the assessment of patients with straddling atrioventricular ...
Anderson, RH +3 more
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Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum Associated with ASD, VSD, and Epigastric Hernia [PDF]
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2008 Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation. Two categories of congenital ventricular diverticulum have been identified with regard to their localization: apical and non-apical.
Akbar Shahmohammadi +3 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2012 Background. B-type natriuretic peptide has been shown to be a very sensitive and specific marker of heart failure. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects with Amplatzer septal occluders on ...
Yuksel Kaya +11 more
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