Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries ... heart disease. ccTGA is characterised by the combination of atrioventricular (AV) discordance and ventriculo-arterial (VA) discordance.

Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition in the pediatric population, occurring in ≈0.03% of congenital heart diseases (CHDs ... Patients with single‐ventricle physiology/anatomy were ...

The four heart valves (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic ... Proper treatment requires making this distinction. Read about the anatomy of the normal coronary arteries. Finally, it is important ...

Right ventricular function may be impaired as a result of pressure or volume overload, often secondary to right heart valve or muscle pathology. Coronary artery disease may also ... including the ...

Utilizing the Seldinger technique, we accessed the right femoral artery ... cava and the pulmonary veins. The complex system of return vessels increased the volume load of the returning blood, ...

Transthoracic echocardiography revealed normal cardiac anatomy but severe pulmonary hypertension ... is divided in five groups: pulmonary artery hypertension, pulmonary hypertension due to left-sided ...

This new treatment is called Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE ... despite this cohort of patients having a higher prevalence of hypertension, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ...

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used for breathing and is also involved in other ...

Anomalous origin of coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital heart defect that can lead to serious complications, including myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death.

Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people, a new study says. Infection with the COVID-19 virus is associated with rapid ...

Robin Eaton wants women to trust their gut when it comes to their heart. In November 2023, the 46-year-old survived a spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD — a less common type of ...

A rapid increase in artery plaques could help explain why people who’ve had COVID-19 are at greater risk of stroke and heart attack. A new study linked COVID-19 with the rapid growth of plaque ...