An understanding of the physiology of the unique aspects of the circulation of the fetus and neonate, as well as the concept of the transitional circulation, had a profound impact on the development ...

The Fontan operation was first performed in 1968. Since then, this operation has been performed on thousands of patients worldwide. Results vary from very good for many decades to very bad with a ...

Pathophysiology of shock in newborns is unique since it is associated with physiologic transition from fetal circulation to neonatal circulation at birth. Suprasystemic pulmonary vascular resistance ...

Texas Children's Hospital North Austin Campus performs surgery to remove baby's lung mass during birth while still attached to umbilical cord, in … ...

BACKGROUND: Fetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance is an emerging tool for prenatal congenital heart disease assessment, but long acquisition times and fetal movements limit its clinical use. This ...

Certain viruses, bacteria, and drugs can still cross into fetal circulation, which underscores the importance of maternal health and prenatal care. Hormones and social traits. Dr. Alex Tsompanidis, ...

Although considerable effort has been invested in the development of screening programmes to detect congenital heart disease before and after birth, a large proportion of infants with congenital heart ...

Inflammatory mediators may reach the fetal circulation by placental transmission into the umbilical cord or indirectly via the amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid exposed tissues, such as the fetal skin ...

Discussion. The clinical and neuroimaging findings for this newborn infant correspond to those reported by Russell et al 1 which are described as a fetal brain disruption sequence. This sequence of ...