Ventricular septal defects are one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations and can be associated with many types of congenital and acquired heart disease.

More than 2% of all infants in Japan are born after ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) and this percentage is rapidly increasing. The relationship between ART and birth defects according to plurality is seldom examined. Japanese complete nationwide data of ART from 2004-2009 presented by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which include information on birth defects, were used fo...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Congenital malformations of the right atrium (RA) and the coronary sinus (CS) are rare, and only sporadic cases have been reported. Little is known about the clinical relevance of this disorder. We report on two patients, one with a giant RA diverticulum, the other with a diverticulum of the CS, and review 103 cases of such malformations that have been reported previously. DE...

Introduction. The data on psychological status of patients with congenital defects of urogenital tract are very scarce, yet it was confi rmed that reactions to the information about diagnosed anomaly and then patients’ attitudes toward treatment vary with a kind of malformation, patient’s age and personality. Aim of the study. The aim of the study was to analyze the correlation between the seve...

BACKGROUND In many countries, 1 to 3% of newborn infants are conceived by assisted reproductive techniques (ART). Despite the success of ART, there is concern about the risk of congenital malformations among these infants. We report our experience to determine whether use of ART is associated with an increase in major congenital malformations or adverse pregnancy outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHO...

SEASONAL cycles have long been analysed to study economic trends, but only within the past two decades has seasonal analysis been applied to congenital malformations. Since McKeown and Record (1951) carefully studied large numbers of anencephalic stillbirths and found a seasonal pattern of a winter excess and a summer trough, a steady output of articles dealing with the seasonality of malformat...

Objective To estimate the risks of major congenital malformations in the offspring of mothers who are underweight (body mass index (BMI) <18.5), overweight (BMI 25 to <30), or in obesity classes I (BMI 30 to <35), II (35 to <40), or III (≥40) compared with offspring of normal weight mothers (BMI 18.5 to <25) in early pregnancy.Design Population based cohort study.Setting Nationwide Swedish regi...

Coronary artery originating from pulmonary is a rare congenital vascular malformation, which generally presents corresponding clinical symptoms with the growth of patients’ age. CTA and angiography are important methods for diagnosis this disease, provide evidence treatment strategies patients. Keywords: bicardiovascular malformations; coronary arteries; cta.

BACKGROUND Treatment of congenital venous malformations poses a major clinical challenge. Surgery is difficult and frequently unsuccessful, radiological intervention with embolization has an ill-defined role, and conventional sclerotherapy has little to offer. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sclerosant in microfoam form in treating congenital venous malformations. DESIGN A ...

Edward’s syndrome is commonly known as the trisomy 18 syndrome. It a devastating genetic disorder that can be characterized by multiple congenital anomalies. About 50% babies with this do not survive beyond one week of age and approximately 95% does past first year life. The feature Syndrome involves in craniofacial, skeletal, cardiovascular, central nervous system genitourinary malformations. ...