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ECTOPIA CORDIS : diagnosi prenatale

ECTOPIA CORDIS : diagnosi prenatale
S.Gerboni

L’Ectopia Cordis ( dislocazione parziale o totale del cuore con il suo sacco pericardico fuori dal torace ) è una anomalia congenita altamente letale e fortunatamente estremamente rara : si verifica in 5-8 neonati per un milione di nati vivi. Può essere classificata in quattro tipi a seconda della sede in cui il cuore è dislocato :
– cervicale,
– toracico,
– toraco-addominale
– addominale .


Prenatal diagnosis of persistent left superior vena

Prenatal diagnosis of persistent left superior vena
cava and its associated congenital anomalies
C. BERG*, M. KN¨ UPPEL*, A. GEIPEL*, T. KOHL*, M. KRAPP†, G. KN ¨ OPFLE‡, U. GERMER§, M. HANSMANN* and U. GEMBRUCH*
*Department of Prenatal Medicine and Obstetrics, University of Bonn, and ‡Department of Pathology, Rheinische
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit ¨ at, Bonn, †Division of Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital
Schleswig-Holstein, Campus L¨ ubeck and §Department of Prenatal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) represents the
most common form of anomalous systemic venous return
in adults. It has been observed in 0.3% of autopsies in
the general population and in 4–8% of patients with
congenital heart disease. The PLSVC usually drains into the right atrium via the coronary sinus and may lead to a dilatation of the latter in the prenatal period.


Diagnosis, characterization and outcome of ccTGA

Diagnosis, characterization and outcome of congenitally
corrected transposition of the great arteries in the fetus:
a multicenter series of 30 cases
D. PALADINI*, P. VOLPE†, M. MARASINI‡, M. G. RUSSO§, M. VASSALLO*, M. GENTILE¶,and R. CALABR ` O§
*Fetal Cardiology Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Federico II of Naples and §Department of Pediatric Cardiology, 2nd University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, †Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ‘‘Di Venere-Giovanni XXIII’’ Hospital and ¶Department of Medical Genetics, I.R.C.C.S. ‘‘Di Venere-Giovanni XXIII’’ Hospital, Bari and ‡Pediatric Cardiology,
I.R.C.C.S. Giannina Gaslini Hospital, Genoa, Italy

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
(ccTGA) is characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance. It represents a rare cardiac
defect, accounting for 1.1% of cases of major congenital
heart disease (CHD), and has an incidence at birth of
0.02 per 1000 live births. Prenatal diagnosis of this
lesion is feasible but may be difficult to detect at routine
screening because the atrioventricular discordance may
be overlooked if other significant anomalies of the fourchamber
view are absent.


Familial Origin of Atrial Septal Aneurysm

Familial Origin of Atrial Septal Aneurysm
Ioannis A. Paraskevaidis, MDa,b,*, Dimitrios Tsiapras, MDa, Stamatis Kyrzopoulos, MDa,
and Dimitrios T. Kremastinos, MDb


The familial origin of atrial septal defects has been previously reported.
This is the first study describing 2 families with atrial septal aneurysm of familial origin.


Quantitative Assessment of Fetal Ventricular Function

Quantitative Assessment of Fetal Ventricular Function:
Establishing Normal Values of the Myocardial Performance Index in the Fetus
Benjamin W. Eidem, M.D., Jeanette M. Edwards, M.D., and Frank Cetta, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center,
Maywood, Illinois


Deletion 22q11.2 syndrome (DiGeorge/Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome).

Digilio MC,1 Marino B,2 Capolino R,1 Dallapiccola B.3 Clinical manifestations of Deletion 22q11.2 syndrome (DiGeorge/Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome). Images Paediatr Cardiol 2005;23:23-34
1 Medical Genetics, Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy
2 Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Pediatrics, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
3 Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University “La Sapienza”, and CSS-Mendel Institute, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Deletion 22q11.2 syndrome (Del22) (DiGeorge/Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome) is characterized by congenital heart defect (CHD), palatal anomalies, facial dysmorphisms, neonatal hypocalcemia, immune deficit, speech and learning disabilities. CHD is present in 75% of patients with Del22.


PROPHYLAXIS of BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS 1

If you have congenital heart disease, print out this information and give it to your physician. You can also download a PDF version of the wallet card from AHA.

Antibiotic therapy must be practiced for prophylaxis of the bacterial endocarditis, every tyme the patient must be take surgical manipulations as of diagnostic or therapeutic type, as is indicated in the attached outline.