This is just one of many congenital diseases that can affect pets. Congenital diseases are disorders or abnormalities that ...

Hypoplastic aortic arch means the arch is too narrow ... they receive oxygen from the placenta through the umbilical cord. A channel known as the ductus arteriosus exists between the aorta and the ...

This article presents common misconceptions about the physiologic significance of early ductal shunting and reviews the evidence regarding the preferential use of echocardiography rather than ...

The normal aortic ageing process is accompanied by gradual luminal dilatation and reduction of vessel compliance. However, the influence of age on longitudinal aortic dimensions and geometry has not ...

Preterm infants frequently have a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and its incidence ... parameters such as ductal diameter and atrial/aortic root (LA/Ao) ratio. Finally, we tested the ...

Examples of native disease included are vascular rings, coarctation of the aorta and truncus arteriosus (TA). Postoperative aortic arch anomalies discussed are aortopulmonary connections (Damus ...