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Superficial arteriovenous malformations are rare fast-flow lesions. They consist of arteriovenous shunts, without cellular hyperplasia or proliferation, which develop in the surrounding tissues (cutaneous, subcutaneous, muscular, bone). Although benign, they are among the most severe of superficial malformations.
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Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Assosa University, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Assosa Town, Ethiopia.
Background: Adverse birth outcomes are a significant public health problem worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Adverse birth outcomes have significant immediate and long-term health consequences for infants and their families. Understanding the determinants of adverse birth outcomes is crucial to effective interventions.
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January 2025
Royal Hospital for Women and UNSW, School of Clinical Medicine, Level 0, Royal Hospital for Women, Barker Street (Locked Bag 2000), Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common fetal malformation, and it can result first in cardiac remodeling and dysfunction and later in cardiac failure and hydrops. A limited number of studies have evaluated cardiac function in fetuses affected by CHD. Functional parameters could potentially identify fetuses at risk of cardiac failure before its development.
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January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
L-transposition of the great arteries (L-TGA) represents a spectrum of congenital heart defects (CHD) associated with atrioventricular block (AVB). However, the incidence and prognosis of postoperative AVB among patients with variants of L-TGA is uncertain. Assess the incidence and risk factors for postoperative AVB requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation for pediatric patients with L-TGA undergoing cardiac surgery.
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January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address:
Congenital retinal folds (CRFs) are a rare entity, with an incompletely understood pathogenesis. They are often associated with ocular conditions such as familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). We present a series of 5 patients with unilateral CRFs who underwent genetic testing.
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