Abstract Truncus arteriosus (TA) with interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. Traditionally, IAA would require period of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) for reconstruction. DHCA may cause myocardial depression and neuro-developmental dysfunction. repair presently being performed low-flow selective cerebral perfusion distal body arrest. Even though this pre...

1. Haematological and respiratory parameters (including RBC count, CO2 content and percentage oxygen saturation) were studied in coldacclimated (12 ± 1 °C) and normal frogs (23 + 2 °C). 2. Seasonal variation in RBC count was found, the count being higher in January than in September. Females showed higher counts than males. Coldacclimation resulted in the elevation of counts in all seasons and ...

A two-month-old male infant presented with history of respiratory difficulty and got admitted provisional diagnosis pneumonia. On examination patient was having unilateral nasal hypoplasia cyanosis echocardiography showing truncus arteriosus. Detail revealed that mother had valve replacement she taking warfarin during pregnancy. After initial management referred to pediatric cardiac surgery pla...