Recently, Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu revealed that her baby daughter born in November, 2022 had a congenital heart defect. This turned out to be a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) which is a hole ...

A baby’s heart begins to form just weeks after conception, and while most hearts develop perfectly, congenital heart defects remain the most common birth anomalies. Among these, a Ventricular Septal ...

BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC — New research provides more granular data on the types of cardiac abnormalities identified on first-trimester ultrasound screening and the impact these screenings can have on ...

Duodenal atresia. The incidence of duodenal atresia is 1 in 10,000 live births. The characteristic "double-bubble" sign, corresponding to the dilated stomach and the duodenum, can be seen on ...

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a birth defect in babies that causes a hole in the wall (or septum) between a baby’s lower heart chambers. Heart chambers are also called right and left ventricles.

Muscular ventricular septal defects (mVSD) appearing together with other septal defects are frequently regarded as ‘concomitant’ pathologies, that nevertheless should be considered while the patient ...

A congenital heart defect is a problem with your heart that you’re born with. They’re the most common kind of birth defect. There are many different types of congenital heart defects. Most affect the ...

Fetal anomalies are structural or functional abnormalities that develop while the baby is still in the womb, affecting organs ...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs when there is direct communication between the left and right ventricles. This can be a congenital anomaly or acquired as a complication of a myocardial ...