Background: The biochemical features of portosystemic venous shunt with high flow volume are hypergalactosaemia, hyperammonaemia, prolonged blood coagulation time, and raised serum bile acid ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): AIIMS Bhopal has performed its first sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) closure using a hybrid covered stent. This balloon-based flaring technique at the RA–SVC junction ...

A common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babies is PDA. PDA is an open vascular channel between the lungs and the heart. It should close after birth, but sometimes remains open ...

Researchers have found in a new study that first-trimester ultrasound screening enables early prenatal diagnosis and consultation for fetal congenital heart disease (CHD). Further the standardized ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and MRI ...

Credit: Getty Images. Evidence suggests that patent ductus arteriosus comprises anywhere from 5% to 10% of all congenital heart disease. Although the majority of congenital heart diseases (CHD) are ...

Transcatheter closure of sinus venosus defects with covered stent can be accomplished with a high procedural success rate at an experienced center. The procedural approach has evolved over the course ...

Ductal-dependent congenital heart disease involves a problem with the arteries that carry blood out of the heart. It’s usually discovered soon after birth, but medications and treatments can help ...

Architecture studio Ductus has designed an apartment complex coated with a monochrome red plaster facade into a sloping site in Schwarzenburg, Switzerland. Located on the outskirts of the village of ...

Objectives: to evaluate the relationship between the ductus venosus (DV) and the variables of fetal growth in the first trimester in a Colombian pregnant population. Methods: a descriptive ...

1 Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan Reports on the clinical course of ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital cardiac defect that occurs when the ductus arteriosus fails to close. The result is a persistent communication between the aorta and pulmonary artery, ...