Cytogenomic Aberrations in Congenital Cardiovascular Malformations

Congenital lung malformations in infants A variety of congenital lung malformations arise from aberrations in different stages of lung

The earliest signs of lung development occur around four weeks after conception with the appearance of a bud (the tracheal diverticulum) from the primitive foregut. Lung development can be described in four stages, embryonic, glandular, canalicular and sacular (TABLE 1). Towards term more subtle changes in the structure of the terminal airspaces, including elastin deposition and septation, whic...

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Cardiovascular malformations in infants of diabetic mothers

Objective: To compare the prevalence at live birth and the spectrum of cardiovascular malformations in infants born to diabetic mothers with pre-existing diabetes with that in infants of non-diabetic mothers. Design: Prospective study of all live births in the resident population of one health region, with recording of details of the outcome of all pregnancies of women with pre-existing diabete...

Mortality from congenital cardiovascular malformations in Japan, 1968 through 1997.

Long-term mortality from congenital cardiovascular malformations (CCVM) remains unknown in most countries. Age- and sex-specific mortality rates from CCVM in Japan from 1968 through 1997 were determined from analyses, with official permission, of individual death records held by the Japanese Government. CCVM with chromosomal anomalies were not included. The number of deaths analyzed was 82,919....

Frequency of Congenital Cardiac Malformations in the Neonates with Congenital Hypothyroidism

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a prevalent disorder, which is associated with several other congenital anomalies, especially cardiac diseases. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in the neonates with CH.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on two groups of 79 subjects to compare the type and frequency of congenital ca...

Vectorcardiographic assessments of the surgical results: congenital cardiovascular malformations.