Structural heart disease interventionCongenital heart diseasePurpose of Review While the safety and efficacy of percutaneous ASD closure has been established, new data have recently emerged regarding the negative impact of residual iatrogenic ASD (iASD) following left heart structural interventions. ...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorder that results in narrow interest and impairments in communication and social relationships.
ASD is the commonest congenital heart disease diagnosed in adulthood, with either absent or mild symptoms. It is 7 times more common in females than in males. Complications of ASD in adults are effort intolerance and pulmonary hypert...
On examination there was mild anemia but no cyanosis , icterus or sign of congestive heart failure. The pulse was 90 beats/min. regular, with a BP of 136/80 mm Hg in the right arm. The apex beat was normal in location with a sustained left parasternal heave on palpation . The S1 wa...
36.Vahanian A,Alfieri O,Andreotti F, et al. Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012):the joint task force on the management of valvular heart disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)[J]....
Research indicates that the incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) is % of the US population. Approximately 7% of these individuals, or about 1 in 1500 live births, have an ASD. An estimated 15-30% of healthy adults have an unfused foramen ovale in which the valve functions normally ...
Mullins CE. Transcatheter atrial septal defect occlusion. Cardiac Catheterization in Congenital Heart disease: Pediatric and Adult . Malden: Blackwell Publishing; 2006, p490.Mullins CE. Transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) occlusion (Chap 28, pp728-79). In: Mullins CE. Cardiac Catheterization ...
In vivo imaging of amyloid deposition in Alzheimer disease using the radioligand 18F-AV-45 (florbetapir [corrected] F 18). An (18)F-labeled PET amyloid-beta (Abeta) imaging agent could facilitate the clinical evaluation of late-life cognitive impairment by providing an objectiv... DF Wong,PB...
ASD is a heart defect defined as a hole in the interatrial septum. The size of this hole can vary in size. Based on that, the severity of the disease varies. Due to ASD, blood travels from left atrium to right atrium or vice versa and mix oxygenat...
Functional tricuspid valve regurgitation in adults with congenital heart disease: an emerging problem. A total of 65 patients (mean age 46 years) with ACHD underwent an operation to correct functional TR during elective cardiac surgery between January 2000... A Giamberti,M Chessa,A Ballotta,.....