Over the past decade, our ability to predict the risk of maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy for women with congenital heart disease has been greatly advanced. Optimal management of such patients with moderate and complex congenital heart disease appears facilitated by a team approach that includes high-risk obstetrical, anesthesia, and adult congenital heart disease care. Accessi...

background : due to the increased prevalence of celiac disease in chromosomal anomalies and other congenital anomalies, this study was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of celiac disease (cd) in patients with congenital heart defects (chd). methods: this case-control study was done on 1002 children in two groups of chd patients (n=402) and controls (n=600). the serum tissue transglutamia...

Existing knowledge of respiratory function in congenital heart disease is limited. Pioneer studies by Campbell et al. (1923) on four polycythaemic patients and one with pulmonary stenosis suggested an increase in resting ventilation, with compensatory decreases in the carbon dioxide fixing power of the blood. More recently, other workers (Bing et al., 1948; Davison et al., 1953; and Holling, 19...

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) represents the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, accounting for 6.8% of all congenital heart disease. As surgical techniques and medical management of patients with TOF have improved, most affected patients are reaching adulthood. Though surgical outcomes are favorable (<2% early mortality rate), adults with TOF may experience complications from th...