recurrent syncope of obscure etiology, particularly in those with structural heart diseases, is associated with higher mortality rates. there are insufficient and conflicting data on prevalence and etiology of syncope in the urban middle eastern population. evaluating the etiologic basis of syncope can be an effective step in prevention of morbidities and sudden cardiac death in susceptible pop...

Background: Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the degenerative heart lesions mainly resulting from congenital defects and rheumatic diseases. This study aimed to determine maternal fetal outcomes in pregnant women with moderate severe AS. Methods: The clinical data 26 AS treated between 2007 2019 Beijing Anzhen Hospital were collected retrospectively analyzed. Results: was diagnosed before pregnan...

Nowadays physicians see an increasing population of patients reaching reproductive age after surgery for complex congenital heart defects. Correction of congenital and acquired cardiovascular defects does not exclude experiencing a safe pregnancy. We present the case of a 27-year-old woman, who, after multistep surgery and endovascular treatment of her cardiovascular system, underwent successfu...

estimating fetal weight in utero, for better management of pregnancy and appropriate timing of delivery especially in high-risk pregnancies is necessary. our purpose to evaluate a simple method in estimating fetal weight in iranian pregnant patients and also to compare was with a previous western study. this study was carried out in arash hospital, tehran university of medical sciences in 1996-...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate pregnancy and postnatal outcomes of fetuses with increased nuchal translucency thickness (NT) and normal karyotype. METHODS Two hundred seventy five fetuses with increased NT were examined with karyotyping analysis, serial ultrasound scans, echocardiography and postnatal clinical and genetic evaluation at the Fetal Medicine Unit - Department of ...

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (EVC) is a chondral and ectodermal dysplasia characterized by short ribs, polydactyly, growth retardation, and ectodermal and heart defects. It is a rare disease with approximately 150 cases reported worldwide. The exact prevalence is unknown, but the syndrome seems more common among the Amish community. Prenatal abnormalities (that may be detected by ultrasound exami...

Congenital heart diseases are substantially appeared before or after birth. There are two important disease categories which are commonly appeared after birth vascular, congenital heart disease. Right ventricular hypertrophy is one of important congenital heart disease. These abnormalities are related to either structure or function of heart and also found associated to cardiovascular system. I...