Heterotaxy arises from a failure of the embryo to establish normal left-right asymmetry and ... Beyond this, the overall patterning of the aortic arch, atria, and heart and stomach situs were ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each ...

A Scots couple, whose world collapsed when they were told that their unborn child may not survive, celebrate as their miracle ...

Charlene and Graham Hutchison were over the moon when they found out they were expecting. However, at the 20 week sca,. they ...

Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging. The history, however, is still of paramount ...

This results in increased afterload on the left ventricle ... in intrinsic heart rate. With fibrosis of the cardiac skeleton there is calcification at the base of the aortic valve and damage ...

3 Cardiovascular Center, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan Objective To elucidate the factors associated with high left ventricular ... of the aortic ...

Lesions causing obstruction to the outflow of blood from the left ventricle ... aortic stenosis. A tendency is present for this condition to be associated with mental retardation, stenosis of ...

The left heart pump consists of the left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, and aorta. Its job is to pump oxygen-rich blood out to the body’s tissues. Blood returning to the heart ...

The technic employed in catheterization of the left heart in ... arteries into the arch of the aorta. With the tip of the catheter at the root of the aorta, we have succeeded in entering the left ...

Read about a family's journey through pediatric heart surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children's, where expert care gave baby ...