Heart Defects, Congenital - Ultrasonography
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Duplicate mitral valve in an infant with Shone's anomaly.

30 Oct 2009 Duplication of mitral valve is a very rare anomaly. It is characterized by two independent mitral valve apparatuses (leaflets and annulus) and subvalvular apparatuses (chordae and papillary muscles) that function well by themselves. In this report, ... Read more...

Risk of aortic root or ascending aorta complications in patients with bicuspid aortic valve with and without coarctation of the aorta.

29 Sep 2009 The actual incidence of ascending aorta complications (AACs) in adults with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and the role of associated coarctation of the aorta (COA) as an independent risk factor for AACs remain unknown. From the Adult Congenital Heart ... Read more...

Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity and ductus venosus velocity in the investigation of nonimmune hydrops.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: This study was performed to investigate the cause of nonimmune hydrops fetalis by measuring the peak systolic velocity (PSV) in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and velocity waveforms of the ductus venosus (DV) with Doppler. METHODS: This ... Read more...

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

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Duplicate mitral valve in an infant with Shone's anomaly. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk of aortic root or ascending aorta complications in patients with bicuspid aortic valve with and without coarctation of the aorta. 29 Sep 2009
• Multi-plane three-dimensional and four-dimensional echocardiography against multi-slice computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography. 30 Aug 2009
• Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity and ductus venosus velocity in the investigation of nonimmune hydrops. 30 Aug 2009
• Isolated cleft of the mitral valve: distinctive features and surgical management. 30 Aug 2009
• Does echocardiography play a role in the clinical diagnosis of congenital absence of pericardium? A case presentation and a systematic review. 30 Aug 2009
• Rare type of quadricuspid aortic valve requiring surgical replacement. 23 Aug 2009
• Acardiac fetus complicating a triplet pregnancy: management and outcome. 30 Jul 2009
• The nuchal translucency and the fetal heart: a literature review. 30 Jul 2009
• Right-to-left anatomic shunt associated with a persistent left superior vena cava: the importance of injection site in demonstrating the shunt. 30 Jul 2009
• Transitional atrioventricular canal. 30 Jul 2009
• Left ventricular noncompaction in children. 29 Jun 2009
• Open heart surgery immediately after birth following prenatal diagnosis of a large right pulmonary artery to left atrium communication. 29 Jun 2009
• Three and four dimensional ultrasound: a novel method for evaluating fetal cardiac anomalies. 29 Jun 2009
• Intra-operative trans-esophageal echocardiography in congenital heart disease. 29 Jun 2009
• Early diagnosis, follow-up, and prenatal treatment of a case of TRAP sequence occurring in a dichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
• Prenatal screening for major congenital heart disease: superiority of outflow tracts over the 4-chamber view. 29 Jun 2009
• Impact of right ventricular pacing on three-dimensional global left ventricular dyssynchrony in children and young adults with congenital and acquired heart block associated with congenital heart disease. 15 Jun 2009
• Echocardiography and a quest of the promised land of the accurate assessment of cardiac mechanics. 14 Jun 2009
• Aortopathy is prevalent in relatives of bicuspid aortic valve patients. 14 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