Both double outlet right ventricle (DORV) and double inlet left ventricle (DILV) are congenital heart defects that create the phenomenon of a single ventricle. This means that the heart, which ...
DORV is one abnormality in a spectrum of anomalies pertaining to cardiac structure and function. These anomalies range from tetralogy of Fallot (i.e., a congenital defect classically involving four ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Each year, thousands of babies are born with severe heart defects that must be operated on within days or weeks of their birth. And though the odds for these infants are much better ...
Research led by the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen has revealed that nearly 23% of pregnancies affected by fetal major congenital heart defects also result in adverse obstetric outcomes. Major ...
The baby was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries, or TGA, and will require open heart surgery just days after birth NBC News' White House Correspondent Carol Lee announced she's ...
The baby did great and went home 18 days after surgery. Transposition of the great vessels is one of the most rewarding heart defects to take care of because a successful operation essentially ...
When a critically ill baby with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) was transferred to Children's Hospital Los Angeles last year—just hours after birth—the Heart Institute team saw ...