Successful Management in an Infant Patient of PHACE Syndrome with a Complicated Aortic Arch Anomaly by Shun Suzuki, Mitsuru Seki, Koichi Kataoka, Reina Koga, Tomoyuki Sato, Masaaki Kawada, Takanori Yamagata

“…We report a case of a female infant with PHACE syndrome and complex cardiovascular anomalies such as a double aortic arch associated with interruption of the left aortic arch, coarctation of the right aortic arch, patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, and atrial septal defect. She was born at 36 weeks of gestation (birth weight, 2,150 g) and the diagnosis was confirmed by three-dimensional computed tomography. …”
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婴幼儿室间隔缺损外科治疗近期效果的多因素分析 by 徐颖琦, 姚尖平, 陈光献, 王治平

“…【目的】通过对过去 10 年间婴幼儿室间隔缺损 ( ventricular septal defect, VSD) 手术术前、术中各因素的回顾性多因素分析, 以发现其中影响外科治疗近期效果的重要因素。…”
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Utility of Pulmonary Angiography by 128-Slice Computed Tomographic Scanner in Diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot Cases by Abhishek Dwivedi, Ankur Sharma, Rachit Sharma, Prateek Awasthi, Satveer Singh Choudhary

“…It has four classical features (ventricular septal defect, overriding of aorta, hypertrophy of right ventricular hypertrophy, and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction), but the clinical presentation and course can be variable. …”
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Duodenal Tube Feeding: An Alternative Approach for Effectively Promoting Weight Gain in Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Congenital Heart Disease by Seiko Kuwata, Yoichi Iwamoto, Hirotaka Ishido, Mio Taketadu, Masanori Tamura, Hideaki Senzaki

“…In a patient with trisomy 21 and persistent pulmonary hypertension after the closure of a ventricular septal defect, duodenal tube feeding ameliorated pulmonary hypertension, as evidenced by the improvement of the pressure gradient of tricuspid regurgitation from 77 to 41 mm Hg. …”
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A Case of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries Discovered on Coronary Computed Tomography by Adam T. Marler, Jennifer N. Slim, Travis Batts, James Watts, Ahmad M. Slim

“…Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is classically associated with three additional abnormalities, including ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, and tricuspid valve abnormalities. …”
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Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Findings in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome: A Case Report by Yoichiro Akahori, Hisashi Masuyama, Yumi Masumoto, Yuji Hiramatsu

“…Further sonography diagnosis on cardiac abnormalities diagnosed the existence of ventricular septal defect in the outflow tract, atrioventricularis communis, and truncus arteriosus communis where the pulmonary artery branched from the common arterial trunk. …”
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Development of Vaginal Pseudoaneurysm 3 Years after Cesarean Section Possibly Induced by Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapies by Yui Kinjo, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Keiko Mekaru, Hayase Nitta, Hitoshi Masamoto, Yoichi Aoki

“…We encountered a case of vaginal pseudoaneurysm that developed 3 years after cesarean section in a 35-year-old gravida 7 para 4 woman who was prescribed with anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs after surgeries for ventricular septal defect and aortic valve replacement. Pelvic computed tomography scan revealed a large mass, which showed a dappled contrast filling on the arterial phase, located in the posterior vaginal wall. …”
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Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in Nigeria: Advocacy for Rubella Immunization by Roseline Duke, Sidney Oparah, Adedayo Adio, Okon Eyo, Friday Odey

“…The pattern of CHD seen was as follows: patent ductus arteriosus in 16 (24.2%) followed by ventricular-septal defect in 5 (7.6%), atrial-septal defect in 3 (4.5%), and pulmonary stenosis in 2 (3%). …”
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A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Child with a Congenital Heart Disease by Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ujjwal Laghu, Raju Poudel, Konosuke Morimoto, Koya Ariyoshi

“…Echocardiography showed a 12 mm ventricular septal defect (VSD). The patient was diagnosed as meningitis with VSD and treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and vancomycin; however, she did not improve after 7 days of antimicrobial treatment. …”
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Does Larger Fetal Ascending Aorta Than the Pulmonary Artery Indicate Major Cardiac Anomaly? by Safak Yilmaz Baran, Alev Arslan, Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Hakan Kalayci, Seda Yuksel Simsek, Songul Alemdaroglu

“…The diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot, double outlet right ventricle, ventricular septal defect, pulmonary valve stenosis, and moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation were confirmed with prenatal/postnatal echocardiography studies. …”
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Surgical treatment of the concomitant pathology in corrected transposition of great arteries by O.Ye. Repin, L.S. Maniuc, V.I. Corcea, E.K. Cheptanaru, O.Ye. Maliga, E.I. Virlan, I.V. Cucu

“…Insufficiency of the tricuspid valve was diagnosed in 7 patients, ventricular septal defect (VSD) – in 12, III degree AV blockade – in 5 patients (in 4 cases – primary AV blockade and in one case – after VSD repair), insufficiency of mitral valve – in 3 cases (in one of them as a result of bacterial endocarditis after implantation of the endocardial electrode), pulmonary stenosis – in 5. …”
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Reoperation after radical correction tetralogy of Fallot: results and prospects by M.F. Zinkovskyi, A.G. Goryachev, S.O. Dykukha, L.R. Naumova, O.A. Pishchurin, M.Yu. Atamanyuk, V.M. Hondoga, S.O. Yakubyuk, R.M. Vitovsky

“…The most frequent complications that required second surgical correction were: recanalization of ventricular septal defect (36.0 %), right ventricular aneurysm (19.0 %), tricuspid valve insufficiency (13.0 %), the residual obstruction of the outflow tract of the right ventricle (9.0 %), right ventricular dysfunction caused by pulmonary valve insufficiency (6.0 %) and pulmonary trunk aneurysm (5.0 %). …”
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Establishment and evaluation of a nomogram prediction model for risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence after the cox-maze IV procedure by Chuang Yu, Yanan Wei, Huajie Zheng, Sanjiu Yu, Yongbo Cheng, Chaojun Yan, Jun Li, Ping He, Wei Cheng

“…Factors predictive of postoperative AF recurrence included age, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), early atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATAs), and congenital heart disease surgery (namely, ventricular septal defect repair and atrial septal defect repair). …”
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Short term outcomes of the first pediatric cardiac surgery program in Rwanda by Yayehyirad Ejigu, Vongai C. Mlambo, Kara L. Neil, Habtamu Sime, Rex Wong, Michel R. Gatera, Gaston Nyirigira, Yilkal C. Sewnet, Yihan Lin, Bertrand Byishimo, Gloria Rukomeza, Yves Mutabandama, Emmanuel Rusingiza

“…The top five procedures were repair of Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Atrial Septal Defect, Tetralogy of Fallot and Coarctation of the Aorta. 30-day mortality was 1.9% (n = 4) and 6.3% (n = 13) experienced a major complication. …”
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Raghib Syndrome Presenting as a Cryptogenic Stroke: Role of Cardiac MRI in Accurate Diagnosis by Vistasp J. Daruwalla, Keyur Parekh, Hassan Tahir, Jeremy D. Collins, James Carr

“…This Raghib complex anomaly has also been associated with other congenital malformations including ventricular septal defects, enlargement of the tricuspid annulus, and pulmonary stenosis. …”
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A Japanese Patient with Genitopatellar Syndrome Transiently Presenting with Cardiac Intramural Cavity during the Neonatal Period by Kiichi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Adachi, Manatomo Toyono, Masato Ito, Akie Kato, Atsuko Noguchi, Tsutomu Takahashi

“…More than half of patients with GPS have congenital heart defects, mostly atrial and/or ventricular septal defects, patent foramen ovale, and patent ductus arteriosus. …”
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Mosaic Trisomy 18 in a Five-Month-Old Infant by Ana Laura Fitas, Mafalda Paiva, Ana Isabel Cordeiro, Luís Nunes, Gonçalo Cordeiro-Ferreira

“…A complex heart defect with atrial and ventricular septal defects, pulmonary artery stenosis, and bicuspid aortic valve was identified. …”
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Anemia in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Finding from Low-Resource Setting Hospitals by Henok Kumsa, Rediet Woldesenbet, Feven Mulugeta, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Tamirat Moges

“…The most common type of CCHD and ACHD defects were ventricular septal defects and tetralogy of fallout, respectively. …”
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Balloon Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Stenosis: Experience at a Tertiary Center in a Developing Country by Fatme A. Charafeddine, Haytham Bou Houssein, Nadine B. Kibbi, Issam M. El-Rassi, Anas M. Tabbakh, Mohammad S. Abutaqa, Ziad F. Bulbul, Nour K. Younis, Mariam T. Arabi, Fadi F. Bitar

“…Associated anomalies were present in 11 patients (37%): seven (21%) had coarctation of the aorta, two (6%) had restrictive ventricular septal defects, one had mild Ebstein anomaly, one had Shone’s syndrome, and one had cleft mitral valve. …”
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