Electron beam angiography (EBA) provides excellent anatomic imaging in patients with congenital heart disease and may be useful in the assessment of atrial septal defects (ASDs). We present four patients with an ASD who were considered for percutaneous closure and underwent EBA for measurement of defect size and assessment of rim adequacy, adjacent cardiac structures, and associated congenital ...

Method 2013-2014: 23 congenital cardiac patients underwent heart transplantation. 13 of them: previous univentricular palliation: hypoplastic left heart syndrome (n = 8), dtransposition of great arteries+criss-cross-heart (n = 1), unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect (n = 1), pulmonary atresia+intact ventricular septum (n = 1) and grown-up patients (GUCH) (n = 2: 1 double-inlet-leftventric...

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...

Gerbode defects are a very rare anomalies, characterized by direct communication between left ventricle (LV) and right atrium (RA). Most congenital, but they can also be acquired following destructive heart diseases, such as infective endocarditis, myocardial infarction, trauma, or cardiac surgery. In this paper, we report the case of 35 years-old patient hospitalized for management an endocard...

While atrial septal defect (ASD) classifies as the most common cause of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease, it can present with unconventional symptoms, owing to underlying pathophysiological alterations.[1]Atypical chest pain in ASD be due arrhythmias, right ventricular dysfunction, or ischemia. However, we describe an interesting echocardiographic finding, showcasing a rare potential le...

OBJECTIVE Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common form of cardiovascular diseases in children. This study was performed from September 2006 to August 2007 in Ardebil, Westnorthern Iran. The aim was to determine the prevalence of heart murmur in newborns and its correlation with CHD. METHODS In a 1-year cross sectional descriptive-analytic study, 2928 newborns were screened for heart...

Developmental genetics of congenital heart diseases has evolved from analysis of embryo sections towards molecular genetics of cardiac morphogenesis with a dynamic view of cardiac development. Lineage analysis, transgenic animal models and retrospective clonal analysis of the developing heart led to identification of different cardiac lineages and their respective roles. Genetics of congenital ...

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect and represents nearly 40%of all deaths caused by congenital anomalies.1 Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD), which encompasses the more severe forms, is present in 2.5 to 3 in 1000 live births.2 In general, prenatal ultrasound or physical examination alone can easily miss newborns with CCHD.3,4 Failure to diagnose CCHD early in life ...

The management of congenital or acquired infantile heart diseases in sub-Saharan African countries still presents problems, particularly with diagnosis and access to surgical treatment. Our objectives were to describe the heart diseases observed in the paediatric setting of the Louga Regional Hospital (LRH) and report their short-term evolution. In the study period from 1 July 2009 to 31 Decemb...

INTRODUCTION Congenital heart disease is an abnormality in the structure or cardiocirculatory function, occurring from birth, even if diagnosed later. It can result in intrauterine death in childhood or in adulthood. Accounted for 6% of infant deaths in Brazil in 2007. OBJECTIVE To estimate underreporting in the prevalence of congenital heart disease in Brazil and its subtypes. METHODS The ...