A male infant is described with mandibulofacial dysostosis and absent thumbs, consistent with the Nager acrofacial dysostosis syndrome. In addition, the tetralogy of Fallot was present. Major congenital heart malformations occur rarely in this syndrome.

Chromosome 22ql1 fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) studies were performed on 33 consecutive individuals attending a paediatric cardiology clinic with tetralogy of Fallot. Seven children had 22qll microdeletions but only four had other clinical features associated with the newly recognised chromosome 22 deletion syndrome (CATCH 22). Chromosome 22qll FISH studies should therefore be perfo...

​Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries have been a known subject  since the advent of cardiac angiography, and has been a subject of special interest by both cardiologists and cardiac surgeons,  We have tried in this article to present a case of anomalous origin of LAD from RCA (RMT) in a 55 year old lady (Mrs. B.J.) and to completely dis­cuss this subject. It's worthmentioning that thi...

Medical imaging plays a significant role in the detection of foetal anomalies, such as Pentalogy Cantrell (POC). POC is congenital anomaly involving five or fewer body malformations: ectopia cordis (EC), tetralogy fallot (TOF), sternal defects, diaphragmatic and abdominal wall defects. The commonly used modality during pregnancy ultrasound because it uses non-ionising radiation, cheap, availabl...

We present the case of a 3-month-old girl who had unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot who presented to the emergency department with an acute hypoxic episode. The patient was hyperpneic and cyanotic, with an initial oxygen saturation of 56%. She did not respond to knee-to-chest positioning. A single dose of intranasal fentanyl was administered with subsequent resolution of her symptoms and improveme...

Combined left anterior hemiblock and right bundle-branch block after surgical closure of ventricular septal defects and correction of tetralogy of Fallot is evaluated in 240 patients. It wasfound that 7 of IO9 patients or 6-4 per cent with ventricular septal defect and I4 of I3I patients or IO-7 per cent with tetralogy of Fallot developed this combination of conduction disturbances as a consequ...

The Incidence of superior ORS axis in 200 consecutive infants and children with cyanotic congenital heart disease who underwent cardiac catheterization is 26%. Patients with asplenia syndrome, transposition of great arteries, double outlet right ventricle and dextrocardia complex are most likely to have superior ORS axis. The frequency of superior QRS axis in patients with tetralogy of Fallot i...

Eighty one children, comprising 51 with tetralogy of Fallot and 30 children with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) were assessed using the Wechsler intelligence scale for children--revised, and a battery of neuropsychological measures. They were compared with a group of 33 children who had surgery for ventricular septal defect. All children were aged over 10 years when reviewed and were...

 C García Guevara Cardiocentro Pediátrico William Soler Avenida 100 y Perla Altahabana CP 10800. La Habana, Cuba E-mail address: [email protected] ABSTRACT In tetralogy of Fallot with hypoplastic pulmonary arteries, an alternative to avoid palliative surgeries is percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty using a balloon catheter. When there are major arteriovenous collaterals producing volume o...