INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Knowledge of the occurrence and etiology of congenital defects is essential to improvements in diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling. Congenital cardiovascular disease refers to structural abnormalities…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Knowledge of the role of cardiac-specific genes and their modulating factors has increased tremendously over the last decade, although 85% of human congenital cardiovascular disease is…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A comprehensive understanding of fetal cardiovascular physiology and of the changes that occur at birth is essential for developing a systematic approach to the diagnosis and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Critical Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Extent of the Problem Congenital cardiovascular disease occurs in about 1% of live births (excluding bicuspid aortic valve and hemodynamically insignificant lesions,…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Evaluation of a fetus for structural or functional cardiovascular disease has become routine now that there is widespread use of fetal ultrasound in obstetrical practice. In…
