About Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Pulmonary Vein Stenosis (PVS) is a condition in which there is an obstruction (blockage) in the blood vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood from the lungs back to the heart. There [...]
What is a Vascular Ring?
A vascular ring is a type of congenital lesion where abnormally located normal vessels may cause compression or obstruction of the esophagus or airway. These arteries may be those carrying [...]
20% of Babies Born With CDH Have a CHD As Well
What is a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)? The diaphragm is the breathing muscle that separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. The diaphragm develops when the fetus is about [...]
What is Double Aortic Arch (DAA)?
Double aortic arch (DAA) is a relatively rare congenital cardiovascular malformation. DAA is an anomaly of the aortic arch in which two aortic arches form a complete vascular ring that [...]
Heart Defects Present in Emanuel Syndrome
What is Emanuel syndrome?Emanuel syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that disrupts normal development and affects many parts of the body. Infants with Emanuel syndrome have one or more of the [...]
NKX2.5 Mutations Cause Variety of Cardiac Anomalies
Mutations in human NKX2.5 cause a variety of cardiac anomalies and may account for a clinically significant portion of tetralogy of Fallot and idiopathic AV block. The coinheritance of NKX2.5 [...]
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy is a heart ailment that could occur in either ventricle of the heart. Consequently, right ventricular hypertrophy is the enlargement of heart’s right ventricle. And more often than not, [...]
Recent Research On Interpreting Genetic Testing For Long QT Syndrome
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a heart rhythm disorder that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats. The rapid heartbeats, caused by changes in the part of your heart that causes [...]
Overview of Heterotaxy
Heterotaxy syndrome is a disorder that results in certain organs forming on the opposite side of the body. For example, instead of the heart normally forming on the left side [...]
Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET)
Junctional ectopic tachycardia is a form of junctional tachycardia due to irregular conduction from or through the atrioventricular node.It is usually either present at birth, or emerges after surgery.Junctional ectopic [...]