Congenital Heart Disease with Septal Defects
نویسنده
چکیده
The presence of septal defects in congenital heart disease makes for a direct shunting of particulate matter from the venous to the arterial side of the circulation. In revieswing the literature we have been surprised to find that this phenomenon, with resultant brain abscess, has been second only to bacterial endocarditis as a septic cause of death. The subject deserves attention from the viewpoint of early diagnosis and cure, since the reported mortality has been almost 100 per cent.
منابع مشابه
Holt-Oram Syndrome: A Rare Variant
Holt-Oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterised by skeletal abnormalities of the upper limb associated with congenital heart defect, mainly atrial and ventricular septal defects. Skeletal defects exclusively affect the upper limbs in the preaxial radial ray distribution and are bilateral and asymmetrical. They range from clinodactyly, absent or digitalised thumb, hypoplastic...
متن کاملبررسی کودکان مراجعه کننده به مرکز طبی کودکان با تشخیص بیماری های مادرزادی قلب 80-1379
The most common congenital diseases in children is congenital heart disease. Factors such as environment, genetic, old maternal age during pregnancy, maternal disease and using medicine in pregnancy, prematuritiy, and specific seasons are significant in the prevalence of disease.Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the status of children with congenital he...
متن کاملEpidemiology of clinical findings and outcome in neonates with congenital heart disease
Background & Aims: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly, accounting for 28% of all congenital anomalies in infants. The present study was performed to determine the frequency, demographic characteristics, and clinical outcomes in neonates with CHD. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 341 neonates with CHD adm...
متن کاملStudy of the Association between Congenital Heart Defects and Neuroblastoma in Abdominal Sonography
Abstract Background A higher prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHD) in neuroblastoma patients in general population is reported in some publications, however, some authors did not find such an association. The evidence for this relation comes from the observation that, the neural crest cells accompany to the development of the heart and neuroblastoma as well. Materials and Methods We...
متن کاملبررسی شیوع بیماری مادرزادی قلبی وانواع آن در نوزادان متولد شده در شهر خرم آباد
Background: Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital malformations in newborns. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and types of congenital heart disease in babies born in the city of Khorramabad. Materials and Methods: The present study was a descriptive cross-sectional. Sampling method was census. All babies born in the city of Khorramabad from 2007 to 2011, w...
متن کاملComplications of Corrective Surgery in Preterm Neonates with Congenital Heart Defects: What is the Solution?
Mild congenital heart defects require no treatment, while severe forms of these diseases need immediate interventions. There are several limits in preterm neonates on drug interventions, interventional procedures, and even heart surgery due to the prematurity of pulmonary, renal, and central nervous systems. Considering the mentioned points, the collaboration of other medical professions, parti...
متن کامل