Dextroposition of the fetal heart
a short review
Normally the fetal heart lies on left side the chest at left of spine with the
apex pointing to left.
Dextroposition is defined as most of the normally connected fetal heart is found
on the right side with the apex pointing to left of the fetal chest.
Ethics of Cardiac Transplantation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Alexander A. Kon
Editorial
Pediatr Cardiol (2009) 30:725–728
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From Fetus to Young Adult
18th Echo Meeting
16-17-18 september 2009
PARMA
Dear colleagues and friends,
Final Program of the Parma International Echo Meeting ( Parma September
16-17-18 , 2009 ) is available on the site
Criss-cross heart or ‘upstairs–downstairs’ heart.
Review by S.Gerboni
Lev and Rowlatt in 1961 described unusual arrangement of the cardiac inlets :
ventricular chambers arranged in a superoinferior fashion,
with the RV superiorly and the LV inferiorly located.
The term Criss-cross heart,was introduced by Anderson et al. in
1974, defined as crossing of the long axes of the AV valves.
Roma, 12 mag. (da Adnkronos Salute)
Diritto di nascita sempre, anche a chi non è sano.
Lo ricorda la Cassazione che mette in chiaro come “la mancanza di consenso informato”, tale da far decidere la madre “alla interruzione volontaria di gravidanza, non può dar luogo a risarcimento anche nei confronti del nascituro poi nato con malformazioni, oltre che nei confronti della gestante madre”.
New Guidelines from the AHA on prevention of Infective Endocarditis
Extensively analysis of literature on procedure-related bacteriemia and infective endocarditis, results of profilactic studies in animals, and retrospective and prospective studies of the prevention of infective endocarditis.
3rd European
Echocardiography
Course on Congenital
Heart Disease
Prague, October 01-04, 2008
Basic Morphology Teaching Course will be held in Padua following the Venice Meeting.
You will find the final program with the registration form on AEPC web page.
Course in Cardiogenesis and Congenital Cardiopathies :
From Developmental Models to Clinical Applications
June 7th-10th 2008
Fetal cardiac dysrhythmias are potentially life-threatening conditions. However, intermittent
extrasystoles, which are frequently encountered in clinical practice, do not require treatment.
Sustained forms of brady- and tachyarrhythmias might require fetal intervention. Fetal echocardiography
is essential not only to establish the diagnosis but also to monitor fetal response to therapy.
In the last decade, improvements in ultrasound methodology and new diagnostic tools have
contributed to better diagnostic accuracy and to a greater understanding of the electrophysiological
mechanisms involved in fetal cardiac dysrhythmias.