Description of Medical Condition Right ventricular enlargement/ dysfunction and failure caused by pulmonary hypertension (increased right ventricular afterload) secondary to diseases of the lung, thorax, and pulmonary vasculature. • Acute cor pulmonale: acute dilatation or overload of the right ventricle secondary to massive pulmonary embolism • Chronic cor pulmonale: hypertrophy and dilatation of the right [...]
Description of Medical Condition The central atrioventricular (AV) portion of the cardiac septum and the contiguous mitral and tricuspid valves are abnormal, allowing for an unobstructed atrioventricular canal. Children with Down syndrome and this anomaly rapidly progress to pulmonary vascular obstructive disease (within 3 to 6 months). • Rastelli classification: – Type A: Common anterior [...]
Description of Medical Condition A constriction (discrete or of varying lengths) of the aorta usually located just distal to the left subclavian artery at the junction of the ligamentum arteriosum System(s) affected: Cardiovascular Genetics: No Mendelian inheritance, but common in Turner syndrome Incidence/Prevalence in USA: 64/100,000 under 1 year of age Predominant age: Usually diagnosed [...]
