ALLMedicine™ Atrioventricular Septal Defect Center

May 14th, 2022 - A major aortopulmonary collateral artery is a rare and easily missed diagnosis that is usually associated with Tetralogy of Fallot or pulmonary atresia. We present two cases of major aortopulmonary collaterals associated with trisomy 21 and atriov...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - Understanding the morphology of atrioventricular septal defects and learning the operative strategies for their repair is one of the more difficult tasks for congenital cardiac surgery residents to master. The modified single-patch technique for s...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Oral-facial digital (OFD) syndrome is characterized by abnormalities of the face (hypertelorism and low set-ears), oral cavity (multiple frenula, lingual hamartoma, or lobulated tongue) and extremities (postaxial polydactyly). At least 19 genes ha...

Apr 12th, 2022 - This study investigated the clinical outcomes and the effect of band tightness on outcome after pulmonary artery banding (PAB) in patients with complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). From 2000 through 2019, among 133 patients with isolate...

Mar 29th, 2022 - Repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect (cAVSD) is routinely performed at around 3 months of age with good results. However, some patients require earlier surgery due to heart failure or failure to thrive. It is uncertain whether cAVSD r...

Feb 23rd, 2022 - This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study that will compare the efficacy and safety of L- citrulline versus placebo in patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart defects. Eligible patients undergoing repair of...

Jan 7th, 2020 - This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study that will compare the efficacy and safety of L-citrulline versus placebo in subjects undergoing surgery for congenital heart defects. Eligible subjects undergoing repair of ...

Mar 13th, 2014 - BACKGROUND: MR causes volume overload and hemodynamic burden on the left ventricle. Initial compensatory mechanisms may fail, leading to increased severity. Patients who have had repair of an atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) are selected for ...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - Takeaway First trimester use of macrolide antibiotics (mainly erythromycin, spiramycin, clarithromycin and azithromycin) was not associated with an increased risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) as a whole. Erythromycin, clarithromycin and azit...

Nov 17th, 2020 - The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) updated their 2010 guidelines on the management of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) in 2020.[1,2] Class I and III recommendations are outlined. Arrhythmias in ACHD Refer patients with moderate and seve...

Sep 8th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Electrocardiogram (ECG) findings and other markers can be useful for managing adult patients with a history of congenital heart disease, according to a new review. "These patients have to be cared for by cardiologists w...

TORONTO — Pregnant women with congenital heart defects are not able to ramp up their cardiac output to handle the stresses of pregnancy, according to a small study out of the Netherlands. Dr.

RENO, NEV. — Fetal echocardiography before 16 weeks of gestation is feasible and can detect a substantial proportion of cardiac lesions, investigators reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medici.