Heart Defects, Congenital - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Radiologic evaluation of suspected congenital heart disease in adults.

13 Sep 2009 The population of adults with congenital heart disease is increasing in North America. Radiologic imaging is critical for the initial assessment and for surveillance in this population. Chest radiography and echocardiography are valuable first-line ... Read more...

Simultaneous apicoaortic conduit placement and mitral valve replacement in an adolescent with porcelain aorta, aortic stenosis, and mitral stenosis.

30 Aug 2009 We describe the treatment of a 16-year-old girl with calcific aortic stenosis, porcelain aorta, and calcific mitral stenosis with insufficiency using a valved apicoaortic conduit and mitral valve prosthesis. Both valve replacements were porcine ... Read more...

Perioperative stroke in infants undergoing open heart operations for congenital heart disease.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of perioperative stroke in infants undergoing operations for congenital heart disease has not been well described. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of stroke as assessed by postoperative brain ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Defects, Congenital - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Challenging emergency ECG in a 19-year-old woman] 21 Sep 2009
• Radiologic evaluation of suspected congenital heart disease in adults. 13 Sep 2009
• Simultaneous apicoaortic conduit placement and mitral valve replacement in an adolescent with porcelain aorta, aortic stenosis, and mitral stenosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Invited commentary. 30 Aug 2009
• Perioperative stroke in infants undergoing open heart operations for congenital heart disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance of brain natriuretic peptide assay in pediatric patients with congenital heart diseases. 30 Aug 2009
• Distal aortopulmonary window: a morphological variation. 30 Jul 2009
• Myocardial cleft, crypt, diverticulum, or aneurysm? Does it really matter? 30 Jul 2009
• Distinguishing innocent from pathologic murmurs in neonates. 30 Jul 2009
• Relationship of maximum rate of pressure rise between aorta and left ventricle in pediatric patients. Implication for ventricular-vascular interaction with the potential for noninvasive determination of left ventricular contractility. 11 Jul 2009
• Children and adults with congenital heart disease lost to follow-up: who and when? 11 Jul 2009
• The effect of age, diagnosis, and previous surgery in children and adults undergoing heart transplantation for congenital heart disease. 5 Jul 2009
• Role of pulse oximetry in examining newborns for congenital heart disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics. 4 Jul 2009
• Role of pulse oximetry in examining newborns for congenital heart disease: a scientific statement from the AHA and AAP. 4 Jul 2009
• Myocardial cleft: an anatomical anomaly to bear in mind. 29 Jun 2009
• Case study: trisomy 13, a palliative care case. 29 Jun 2009
• ECGs in the ED. 29 Jun 2009
• Percutaneous interventions in adults with congenital heart disease: expanding indications and opportunities. 29 Jun 2009
• Utility of fetal echocardiography in postnatal management of infants with prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease. 29 Jun 2009
• One thousand repeat sternotomies for congenital cardiac surgery: risk factors for reentry injury. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Heart Defects, Congenital'

Definition: Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life.

Descriptor UI: D006330

Alternative terms: Heart Defects, Congenital; Congenital Heart Defect; Defect, Congenital Heart; Heart Defect, Congenital; Defects, Congenital Heart; Heart Abnormalities; Abnormality, Heart; Abnormalities, Heart; Heart Abnormality; Congenital Heart Defects;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.240.400; C14.280.400; C16.131.240.400;

Technical Notes: general only; do not use as coordinate for specific term /abnorm; cyanotic defects probably go here but do not also index under CYANOSIS unless especially discussed