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Chiari Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal Pathology

Chiari’s Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal Pathology
Fatiha Bendadi • David A. van Tijn • Lou Pistorius • Matthias W. Freund

The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com

Chiari’s Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal PathologyAbstract Chiari’s network is a remnant of the eustachian valve located in the right atrium.
Incomplete involution of the fetal sinus venosus valves results in ‘‘redundant’’ Chiari’s network, which may compromise cardiovascular function. This report describes a case with the novel finding of prenatal compromise due to redundant Chiari’s network and an uncommon case with significant postnatal symptoms.


AEPC JUNIOR TEACHING COURSE on FETAL CARDIOLOGY

AEPC JUNIOR TEACHING COURSE “FETAL CARDIOLOGY”
Warsaw, POLAND 3 – 5 NOVEMBER 2011

Dear Friends,
It is a great pleasure for me to advertise the first Course organized by the Fetal Cardiology Working Group and Cardiovascular Morphology Working Group of the Association of European Pediatric Cardiology in collaboration with the Agatowa Ultrasound Clinic.


46th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is our pleasure to invite you to the 46th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology which will be held in Istanbul. We are pleased to organise this wonderful event for the second time in Istanbul after the 1976 meeting of AEPC. We believe this meeting will give you the opportunity to increase the knowledge exchange in paediatric and congenital cardiology. The meeting will cover all the aspects of this unique medical science.


Fetal and Pediatric Cardiology Seminar in Paris

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiology Seminar in Paris
December 9th and 10th of 2011 – Paris – FRANCE

Dear Friends,


We propose this Seminar on fetal and pediatric cardiology. We meant it to be different. Indeed, the presentations will be delivered by Junior / Senior pairs. We hope you will find appealing and exciting this array of subjects ranging from genetics, embryology, first quarter imaging, 3D and 4D imaging and magnetocardiography to pathophysiology of the coronary flow and neurodevelopment, pathologies of the left side of the heart and surgical procedures.


Atrioventricular Conduction in Fetuses Exposed to Maternal Anti-Ro/SSA and Anti-La/SSB Antibodies 1

Prolongation of the Atrioventricular Conduction in Fetuses Exposed to Maternal Anti-Ro/SSA and Anti-La/SSB Antibodies Did Not Predict Progressive Heart Block A Prospective Observational Study on the Effects of Maternal Antibodies on 165 Fetuses.

Jaeggi ET, Silverman ED, Laskin C, Kingdom J, Golding F, Weber R.

Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Mar 29;57(13):1487-92.


5th European Echocardiography Course on Congenital Heart Disease

5th European Echocardiography Course on Congenital Heart Disease
6 – 9 October 2010

UCL Institute of Child Health, London

The Imaging Working Group of the Association of European Paediatric Cardiology (AEPC) in collaboration with the Working Group of Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association of Echocardiography will organise the 5th European Echocardiography Course in Congenital Heart Disease this time in London, from Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th October 2010.


Berry Syndrome, a Complex Aortopulmonary Malformation 1

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.