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• Fetal cardiac screening and variation in prenatal detection rates of congenital heart disease: why bother with screening at all?

  Author:Gurleen SharlandFrom:Future Cardiology (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20128,878 words Report 1540LAuthor(s): Gurleen Sharland 1 Keywords * congenital heart disease; fetal cardiac abnormalities; fetal cardiac screening; fetal ECG Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common forms...

• Deletion of ETS-1, a gene in the Jacobsen syndrome critical region, causes ventricular septal defects and abnormal ventricular morphology in mice

  Authors:M. Ye, C. Coldren, and X. LiangFrom:Pediatric Health (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2010128 words Brief article, Repor... 1570LResearchers have employed chromosomal microarray mapping to characterize three patients with Jacobsen syndrome (11q-), a congenital heart condition, and have identified an important role for the ETS-1 transcription...

• Pulmonary hypertension in the young African

  Author:Ana MocumbiFrom:PVRI Review (Vol. 2, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20101,057 words Report Byline: Ana. Mocumbi Introduction Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in children contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality in diverse pediatric cardiac, lung, hematologic, and other diseases. Without...

• From molecular mechanisms of cardiac development to genetic substrate of congenital heart diseases

  Authors:Antonella Cecchetto, Alessandra Rampazzo, Annalisa Angelini, Lucia Dal Bianco, Massimo Padalino, Giovanni Stellin, et al.From:Future Cardiology (Vol. 6, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 201015,883 words Report 1370LAuthor(s): Antonella Cecchetto 1 , Alessandra Rampazzo 1 , Annalisa Angelini 1 , Lucia Dal Bianco 1 , Massimo Padalino 1 , Giovanni Stellin 1 , Luciano Daliento [[dagger]â ] 2 Keywords *⪠cardiac development;...

• Congestive heart failure in the pediatric patient with congenital heart disease

  Authors:Melanie D Everitt and Anji T YetmanFrom:Pediatric Health (Vol. 2, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 200810,129 words Article Author(s): Melanie D Everitt [[dagger]] 1 , Anji T Yetman 2 Keywords: congenital heart disease; congestive heart failure; pediatric Signs & symptoms of congestive heart failure The signs and symptoms of...

• Fetal echocardiography: 20 years of progress

  Author:H M GardinerFrom:Heart (Vol. 86, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20014,748 words Article Considerable advances in ultrasound technology and close collaboration between the specialties of paediatric cardiology and fetal medicine have resulted in the increasing ability to diagnose congenital heart disease...

• Neonatal pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. (Case Report)

  Authors:S. Koppen, C.R.W. Korver, M. Dalinghaus, and C.J.J. WestermannFrom:Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition (Vol. 87, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20021,391 words Article A 3 week old infant presented with persistent hypoxaemia and was diagnosed with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Her family history was positive for hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. She was treated...

• Adolescents with congenital heart disease: psychopathological implications

  Authors:Gabriele Masi and Paola BrovedaniFrom:Adolescence (Vol. 34, Issue 133) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 19992,238 words Article The psychopathological risks of congenital heart disease in adolescence are described. The emotional development of adolescents with cardiopathy is discussed, including distortions in body image and...

• Congenital heart disease in adults

  Author:Elyse FosterFrom:The Western Journal of Medicine (Vol. 163, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19954,809 words Article Patients reaching adulthood with unoperated and operated congenital heart disease require attention to issues of exercise, antibiotic prophylaxis, contraception, and pregnancy. A careful clinical history is important to...

• Association between perioperative glucose levels and adverse outcomes in infants receiving open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass for congenital heart disease

  Authors:X.Z. Huang, H. Wang, H.Z. Xu, M. Ye, P. Jiang, and Y. XuFrom:Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Vol. 40, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20123,465 words Report 1470LSUMMARY There is no consensus that hyperglycaemia is an independent predictor of morbidity-mortality in children. This retrospective observational study aimed to assess the association between abnormal perioperative...

• Evaluation of nutritional status and support in children with congenital heart disease

  Authors:A. Blasquez, H. Clouzeau, M. Fayon, J.-B. Mouton, J.-B. Thambo, R. Enaud, et al.From:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 70, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20163,126 words Report 1750LBACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The objective of this disease was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 125 children with CHD, under 6 months...

• Prenatal detection of congenital heart diseases: one-year survey performing a screening protocol in a single reference center in Brazil

  Authors:Luciane Alves Rocha, Edward Jr. Araujo, Liliam Cristine Rolo, Fernanda Silveira Bello Barros, Karina Peres da Silva, Ana Teresa Figueiredo Stochero Leslie, et al.From:Cardiology Research and PracticePeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20142,283 words Report 1330LObjective. To describe the experience of a tertiary center in Brazil to which patients are referred whose fetuses are at increased risk for congenital heart diseases (CHDs). Methods. This was a cross-sectional...

• What is the impact of a novel MED12 variant on syndromic conotruncal heart defects? Analysis of case report on two male sibs

  Authors:Silvia Amodeo, Giuseppe Vitrano, Melania Guardino, Giuseppe Paci, Fulvio Corselli, Vincenzo Antona, et al.From:Italian Journal of Pediatrics (Vol. 46, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  July 18, 20202,306 words Report 1480LAuthor(s): Silvia Amodeo1 , Giuseppe Vitrano1 , Melania Guardino2 , Giuseppe Paci 1 , Fulvio Corselli1 , Vincenzo Antona2 , Giuseppe Barrano3 , Monia Magliozzi4 , Antonio Novelli4 , Renato Venezia1 and Giovanni...

• Characterization of Transcriptional Repressor Gene MSX1 Variations for Possible Associations with Congenital Heart Diseases

  Authors:Fei-Feng Li, Ying Han, Shuai Shi, Xia Li, Xi-Dong Zhu, Jing Zhou, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 10, 20154,381 words Report 1690LBackground The human heart consists of several cell types with distinct lineage origins. Interactions between these cardiac progenitors are very important for heart formation. The muscle segment homeobox gene family...

• Development of a Newborn Screening Program for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Taipei

  Authors:Pei-Chen Tsao, Yu-Shih Shiau, Szu-Hui Chiang, Hui-Chen Ho, Yu-Ling Liu, Yuan-Fang Chung, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 13, 20164,635 words Report 1540LBackground Early detection of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality among newborns. We investigate the feasibility of implementing a community-based newborn CCHD...

• Inadvertent ligation of the left pulmonary artery during intended ductal ligation

  Authors:Endale Tefera, Ramon Bermudez-Caeete, and Carin van DoornFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 30, 20152,418 words Article 1230LBackground Inadvertent ligation of the left pulmonary artery during attempted surgical closure of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus has long been recognized as one of the less common complications of this procedure....

• The transverse four-chamber view for the assessment of atrial tissue deformation in the fetus

  Authors:Johannes Steinhard, Andreas Entenmann, Elise van der Valk, Ralf Schmitz, Jorg Heinig, Kai Thorsten Laser, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2, 20184,279 words Report 1460LAims To determine if atrial tissue deformation (peak strain, PS) and time to peak strain (TTPS) can be assessed in the fetus, with identification of best echocardiographic plane. Materials and methods...

• Recent advances and challenges on application of tissue engineering for treatment of congenital heart disease

  Authors:Antonia Mantakaki, Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya, and Fatemeh SharifpanahFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 25, 201813,484 words Report 1350LCongenital heart disease (CHD) affects a considerable number of children and adults worldwide. This implicates not only developmental disorders, high mortality, and reduced quality of life but also, high costs for the...

• A study of serum levels of leptin, ghrelin and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in child patients with cyanotic and acyanotic, congenital heart disease

  From:Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (Vol. 63, Issue 11)

  Nov. 30, 20133,316 words Clinical report 1740LByline: Iraj Shahramian, Noor Mohammad Noori, Mohammad Hashemi, Elham Sharafi and Abdolvahab Baghbanian Abstract Objective: To investigate the serum levels of leptin, ghrelin and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in...

• Will computational simulation in congenital heart disease ever make it out of the engineering lab and into the clinic?

  Authors:Alison L Marsden and Jeffrey A FeinsteinFrom:Therapy (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20091,612 words Report Author(s): Alison L Marsden 1 , Jeffrey A Feinstein [[dagger]] 2 The day-to-day application of computational simulation (the technology, not the role-playing technique) is commonplace in a wide-ranging group of...