To determine the prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in a large, unselected cohort of monochorionic (MC) twins. We completed a chart review of all MC twin pregnancies in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California population from 1996 to 2003. CH
Since the beginning of time, many babies were found to be born with some heart defects due to genetic abnormalities, odd genes and malformation. Heart defects have lead to other health complications. More importantly, congenital heart defects can disrupt the normal flow of blood through the heart...
Congenital heart defect (CHD) (先天性心脏病), also known as a congenital heart anomaly or congenital heart disease, is a problem in the structure of the heart that is present at birth. It may caused by genetic or environmental factors, or ...
Congenital heart defectsrange from simple lesions such an atrial septal defect to complex malformations such as transposition of the great arteries. In the adult population, many patients will have undergone surgical repair or palliation, and, therefore, knowledge of baseline and postsurgical anatomy i...
Objective To assess the extent to which assisted pregnancy is associated with increased risk of congenital heart defects independent of its known association with twinning. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort study linked records of congenital heart defect diagnoses with assisted rep...
Fallot's syndrome,Fallot's tetralogy,tetralogy of Fallot- a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle ...
other complex heart defect (single ventricle, congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries); PDA at postnatal age >6 weeks or with surgical correction, in live births with gestational age ≥37 weeks, or with gestational age <37 weeks (preterm PDA); other specified heart defect (eg,...
A congenital heart defect was likely responsiblefor the cardiac arrestwhich Bronny James — the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James — suffered during a University of Southern California basketball practice in Los Angeles last month, his family announced Friday. ...
The North Carolina Congenital Heart Defect (NC-CHD) Surveillance Network was established in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2015 as part of a nationwide effort to characterize the epidemiology of CHD in the USA. Data were acquired via the NC-CHD Surveil...
Heart to Heart with Anna is a FREE podcast for the congenital heart defect (CHD) community hosted by heart-mom Anna Jaworski. The show is available all day, everyday for listeners around the world. Interviews with medical professionals, family members, a