Berry Syndrome, a Complex Aortopulmonary Malformation
Prenatal diagnosis by fetal echocardiography

a spotlight by s. gerboni

Berry syndrome is a rare association of distal aortopulmonary window (APW), aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery (RPA), intact ventricular septum, patent ductus arteriosus, and interrupted or hypoplastic aortic arch. Since the original description in 1982 as a specific syndrome rather than a random coincidence.

Dextroposition of the fetal heart
a short review

Normally the fetal heart lies on left side the chest at left of spine with the apex pointing to left. Dextroposition is defined as most of the normally connected fetal heart is found on the right side with the apex pointing to left of the fetal chest.

Ethics of Cardiac Transplantation in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Alexander A. Kon
Editorial
Pediatr Cardiol (2009) 30:725–728
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From Fetus to Young Adult 18th Echo Meeting 16-17-18 september 2009 PARMA Dear colleagues and friends, Final Program of the Parma International Echo Meeting ( Parma September 16-17-18 , 2009 ) is available on the site

Criss-cross heart or ‘upstairs–downstairs’ heart.
Review by S.Gerboni

Lev and Rowlatt in 1961 described unusual arrangement of the cardiac inlets : ventricular chambers arranged in a superoinferior fashion, with the RV superiorly and the LV inferiorly located. The term Criss-cross heart,was introduced by Anderson et al. in 1974, defined as crossing of the long axes of the AV valves.

Roma, 12 mag. (da Adnkronos Salute)
Diritto di nascita sempre, anche a chi non è sano.
Lo ricorda la Cassazione che mette in chiaro come “la mancanza di consenso informato", tale da far decidere la madre “alla interruzione volontaria di gravidanza, non può dar luogo a risarcimento anche nei confronti del nascituro poi nato con malformazioni, oltre che nei confronti della gestante madre".