Although human pathologies have mostly been modeled using higher mammal systems
such as mice, the lower vertebrate zebrafish has gained tremendous attention as a model …

With improvements in surgical and medical management, patients with congenital heart
disease (CHD) are often living well into adulthood. MRI provides critical data for diagnosis …

what is presently known and to outline areas in which additional knowledge is critical to their
care. The focus of this scientific statement will be structural CHD, including coronary artery …

Objectives: The objective of our study was to review the long-term outcomes of patients
undergoing surgical repair of aortic coarctation. Background: Surgical repair of aortic …

Cardiac left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) defects represent a common but heterogeneous
subset of congenital heart disease for which gene identification has been difficult. We …

The major vessels in mammals that take blood away from the heart and deliver it to the arms
and the head take their origin from the aortic arch and are derived from the arteries formed …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to summarize the roles of CT and MRI in the
diagnosis and follow-up of patients with aortic coarctation. CONCLUSION. Aortic coarctation …

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a common form of congenital heart disease. Adult patients
with CoA may be asymptomatic or may present with hypertension. Over the last few years …

Duct-dependent congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are a serious form of CHD with a low
detection rate, especially in underdeveloped countries and areas. Although existing studies …

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is defined as a congenital stenosis of the thoracic aorta and is
one of the most common congenital cardiovascular diseases. Despite successful surgical …