Archivi annuali: 2014


Williams-Beuren Syndrome: Computed Tomography Imaging Review

Williams-Beuren Syndrome: Computed Tomography Imaging Review Karuna M. Das,Tarek S. Momenah,Sven G. Larsson,Shehla Jadoon, Abdullah S. Aldosary,Edward Y. Lee Abstract Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) affects young infants and children. The underlying etiopathogenesis of this rare disease is due to the mutation of the elastin gene that is responsible for the elasticity […]


Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis

PROPHYLAXIS of BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS PROPHYLAXIS of BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS If you have congenital heart disease, print out this information and give it to your physician. You can also download a PDF version of the wallet card from AHA. Antibiotic therapy must be practiced for prophylaxis of the bacterial endocarditis, every tyme […]


Coarctation of the aorta, interrupted aortic arch, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome in three generations.

Coarctation of the aorta, interrupted aortic arch, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome in three generations. S Gerboni, G Sabatino, R Mingarelli, B Dallapiccola [hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Five members in three generations of a family were affected by a congenital heart disease. Four of them had mild or severe coarctation of […]


Left isomerism with absence of the spleen and obstructed pulmonary venous drainage: an uncommon association

Left isomerism with absence of the spleen and obstructed pulmonary venous drainage—an uncommon association Marco Zimarino, Salvatore Gerboni, Fernando M. Picchio [hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Cardiac and extracardiac anomalies tend to follow characteristic patterns when there is an isomeric arrangement of the heart and lungs. We present a case diagnosed correctly […]


Persistently low cardiac output predicts high mortality in newborns with cardiogenic shock. 1

Persistently low cardiac output predicts high mortality in newborns with cardiogenic shock. G Sabatino, L A Ramenghi, A Verrotti, S Gerboni, F Chiarelli Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Chieti, Italy. Panminerva medica (Impact Factor: 0.98). 03/1998; 40(1):28-32. Source: PubMed Edit ABSTRACT Cardiogenic shock is an acute “unstable” state of […]


Prenatal diagnosis of interrupted inferior vena cava as an isolated finding: a benign vascular malformation.

Prenatal diagnosis of interrupted inferior vena cava as an isolated finding: a benign vascular malformation. C Celentano, G Malinger, S Rotmensch, S Gerboni, Y Wolman, M Glezerman Department of Obstetrics, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Impact Factor: 3.56). 10/1999; 14(3):215-8. DOI:10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.14030215.x Source: PubMed Edit […]


L’Ecocardiografia Fetale

Premessa a cura del Dr.Salvatore Gerboni gia’ Docente di Cardiologia ed Ecocardiografia Feto-Neonatale Universita’ “G.d’Annunzio”- Chieti L’ecocardiografia fetale (EF) e’ oggi il sistema piu’ affidabile,innocuo e semplice per valutare l’integrita’della struttura, dello sviluppo e della funzione del cuore fetale (la sensibilita’ dell’esame va oltre il 90% mentre la specificita’ arriva […]


Quando deve essere eseguito l’ecocardiogramma fetale

Quando deve essere eseguito l’ecocardiogramma fetale di secondo livello ? E’ importante, specialmente in corso di gravidanza a rischio, essere tempestivi nell’esecuzione dell’Ecocardiogramma Fetale per potere meglio organizzare il lavoro che ne deriva.. – L’esame si puo’ eseguire dalla 16^ SETT. fino al termine della gravidanza, ( in casi selezionati […]