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Berry Syndrome, a Complex Aortopulmonary Malformation 1

Pubblicato in English neonatal cardiology con tag Aortopulmonary Malformation Berry Syndrome in da (aggiornato 3945 giorni fa)

Berry Syndrome, a Complex Aortopulmonary Malformation
Prenatal diagnosis by fetal echocardiography

a spotlight by s. gerboni

Berry syndrome is a rare association of distal aortopulmonary window (APW), aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery (RPA), intact ventricular septum, patent ductus arteriosus, and interrupted or hypoplastic aortic arch. Since the original description in 1982 as a specific syndrome rather than a random coincidence.

Ethics of Cardiac Transplantation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Pubblicato in English fetal cardiology con tag Cardiac Transplantation Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in da (aggiornato 3939 giorni fa)

Ethics of Cardiac Transplantation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Alexander A. Kon
Editorial
Pediatr Cardiol (2009) 30:725–728
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medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.

Criss-cross heart or upstairs downstairs heart.

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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.

Cassazione su aborto, diritto di nascita sempre anche se non si e’ sani

Pubblicato in Italiano Legal Issues in da (aggiornato 3939 giorni fa)

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

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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.