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 ...

The maternal fetal medicine doctor in Tulsa, Okla., where Senf and Pigeon live, did not feel comfortable managing Senf's care, but he did have a colleague who had moved to the Texas Children's ...

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, ...

C) CTG with progressive decrease in basal fetal heart rate as a sign of circulatory decompensation Figure 3 Haematoxylin and eosin-stained lung section with amniotic epithelium (Ae) in the ...

Figure 1. Intrauterine infection/inflammation and fetal injury (Boyle et al, 2017). The presence of infection/inflammation can result in the preterm, pathological initiation of labour, with adverse ...

Acute alterations in both umbilical and cerebral fetal blood flow induced by cordocentesis have been reported, although the exact mechanism and clinical implications of these findings are not known.