Reece Neho and Octaviah Jackson with their daughter Sophie Neho, who was born extremely premature. When Sophie Neho was born, she weighed not much more than a small bag of sugar. Six-and-a-half months ...

Background: The biochemical features of portosystemic venous shunt with high flow volume are hypergalactosaemia, hyperammonaemia, prolonged blood coagulation time, and raised serum bile acid ...

Donald Trump has made shocking claims about paracetamol and pregnancy (Picture: Getty Images/Johner RF) Pregnancy can be an anxiety-inducing time for mums-to-be, who are understandably desperate to do ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): AIIMS Bhopal has performed its first sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) closure using a hybrid covered stent. This balloon-based flaring technique at the RA–SVC junction ...

After an “investigation” at the Royal Brompton Hospital last year, Emma Willis was diagnosed with a hole in her heart (also known as an atrial septal defect, or ASD for short). “Turns out, I’ve been ...

Ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel connection between the large blood vessel supplying blood to the lungs (pulmonary artery) and to the large blood vessel supplying blood to the body (aorta).

This article presents common misconceptions about the physiologic significance of early ductal shunting and reviews the evidence regarding the preferential use of echocardiography rather than reliance ...

Accurate diagnosis of a PDA requires echocardiography. Echocardiography together with Doppler and color Doppler allows assessment of patency, diameter of the DA (using color Doppler), and direction of ...

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.

Objectives: the study aims to determine whether real-time ultrasound-guided umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion could enhance the accuracy of the procedure and reduce the number of x-ray, ...

1 Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Genetic Diseases and Functional Genomics & National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Prevention, Medical Genetics Institute of Henan Province, ...

Pulmonary atresia is a congential condition (a condition present at birth) that affects a newborn’s heart. It limits blood flow from the heart to the lungs. A baby with this condition may need surgery ...