Introduction Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of death in children <5 years of age globally, contributing an estimated half a million deaths per year. Very limited literature exists ...

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) includes a group of genetic (inherited) disorders that affect your adrenal glands. These two glands release hormones that help maintain normal body functions.

This study aimed to project the potential changes in maternal heat exposure during early pregnancy (3–8 weeks post conception) and the associated burden of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in the ...

Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. As of July 29, 2021, 2022 infants born in 2020 in the USA have been reported to the US Centers for ...

Inc.) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a rare, lifelong genetic condition linked to overproduction of adrenal androgens and cortisol deficiency. CAH is traditionally treated with lifelong ...

Disparities between metro and nonmetro areas exist in health outcomes. The effect of residing areas on mortality for patients with congenital heart disease remains unclear. We evaluated the ...

erasmusmc.nl Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with high mortality rates and significant pulmonary morbidity, mainly due to disrupted lung development related to herniation of ...

Both patients presented shortly after birth with bilateral congenital idiopathic clubfoot and were initially treated with the Ponseti method. Both had residual deformity following initial treatment ...

Abstract: This paper describes the use of Active Shape Models to segment the tibia bone in ultrasound images. Using CT images from three volunteers, a training, set consisting of 60 tibia contours, ...