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Birth defects

Comparative outcomes of pulmonary artery changes in ductal-patency-dependent pulmonary circulation: Patent ductus arteriosus stent versus modified Blalock–Taussig shunt

Panthip Patrakunwiwat, Kraiwat Pattharasripong, Kanjarut Wongwaitaweewong, Supaporn Roymanee, Worakan Promphan, Jirayut Jarutach, Rujira Buntharikpornpun, Pongsanae Duangpakdee, Pimpak Prachasilchai, Suppalak Puttharak

published 15 Sep 2026

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High prevalence and associated factors of red blood cell folate deficiency among first-trimester pregnant women in a neural tube defect high-risk Region of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Birhane Alem Berihu, Hayelom Kebede Mekonen, Afework Mulugeta, Tony Magana, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Masresha Tessema, Feyissa Challa, Yohannes Belay, Mehari Meles, Wossene Habtu, Tigist Getahun, Yosef Tolcha, Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay

published 20 Aug 2026

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Trends and interrupted time series analysis of congenital heart disease mortality among the Chinese population aged 0–64 years, 2002–2021

Runfang Tian, Yucan Deng, Jinfeng Zhao, Li Liu, Panpan Sun, Zhiguang Ping

published 10 Aug 2026

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Ultrasound-guided sacral multifidus plane block versus caudal epidural block for postoperative analgesia in pediatric hypospadias surgery: A randomized double-blind controlled trial

Amr Sobhy, Radwa Tarek Mohamed, Gihan seif, Manal mohamed kamal shams, Adham Magdy Haggag, Abd El-Aziz A. Abd EL-Aziz

published 30 Jul 2026

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Adverse fetal/neonatal and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with heart disease: Data from the Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC) of the Kermanshah, Iran

Nasrin Mansouri, Ali Azizi, Maryam Sayyadi, Marzieh Bagherinia

published 17 Jul 2026

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Incidence and risk factors of postoperative delirium in children with congenital heart disease

Ru-Gang An, Jin-Qing Tang, Jing Xu, Hao Xie, Bo-Fei Dong, Yan Wang, Zheng-Quan Tan, Ming-Qiang Zhou

published 17 Jul 2026

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Association between pre-birth waist circumference and neonatal size and health in mother-newborn pairs in Lausanne, 1917–1921

Rosa Hinselmann, Katarina L. Matthes, Kaspar Staub, Mathilde Le Vu

published 13 Jul 2026

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Identifying the educational needs of nurses caring for adults with congenital heart disease: A scoping review protocol

Tommy Lin, Monica Parry, Tieghan Killackey

published 10 Jul 2026

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The burden and epidemiology of orofacial clefts in Iran from 1990 to 2023: a Global Burden of Disease study with subnational socio-demographic index analysis

Reza Sharifi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Farnoosh Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad Kharazifard, Zeinab Bakhtiari

published 08 Jul 2026

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Human α-galactosidase A is stimulated by folic acid supplementation – possible implications in Fabry disease management

Sabiha Khatoon, Mohammed A. Junaid

published 10 Jun 2026

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Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease and Associated Factors among Infants with Myelomeningocele: A cross-sectional study

Mohammed Nasir, Bereket Tessema, Sura Markos

published 01 Jun 2026

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Risk factors for healthcare-associated infections in children undergoing ECMO after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease: A retrospective study

Fanwei Meng, Bing Chen

published 11 May 2026

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The Graphic Descriptor Ontology: An ontology for semantic annotation of graphics and its application to graphic libraries of anatomical standards

Melissa D. Clarkson, Noah C. Perry, Landon T. Detwiler

published 29 Apr 2026

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