The chest cavity is entered between the fourth and fifth rib ( fourth intercostal space ) ( as in the operation for patent ductus arteriosus or coarctation ).
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,known heart-hand syndromes include Holt Oram syndrome, Berk Tabatznik syndrome, heart-hand syndrome type 3, brachydactyly-long thumb syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus-bicuspid aortic valve syndrome and heart hand syndrome, Slovenian type.
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If the fetus survives the infection, it can be born with severe heart disorders ( patent ductus arteriosus being the most common ), blindness, deafness, or other life-threatening organ disorders.
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Around a 5 % increase in the incidence of ventricular septal defects, atrial septal defects, and patent ductus arteriosus in offspring has been found to be correlated with advanced paternal age.
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That is, the pulmonary arteries are disconnected from their existing blood supply ( e . g . a shunt created during a Norwood procedure, a patent ductus arteriosus, etc . ).
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Conversely, in cases of patent ductus arteriosus, where the ductus does not properly close, drugs that inhibit prostaglandin synthesis can be used to encourage its closure, so that surgery can be avoided.
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A year later they pioneered the method of retrograde injection of dye ( Perabrodil ) into the aorta which was mainly used to diagnose patent ductus arteriosus ( Castellanos and Pereira, 1938 ).
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Surgery in great vessels ( aortic coarctation repair, Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt creation, closure of patent ductus arteriosus ) became common after the turn of the century and is cardiac surgery, but not open heart surgery.
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They have closed atrial septal defects, openings in the wall between the heart's upper chambers, and patent ductus arteriosus, a prenatal connection between the pulmonary artery and aorta that sometimes fails to close after birth.
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Surgery in great vessels ( aortic coarctation repair, Blalock-Taussig shunt creation, closure of patent ductus arteriosus ) became common after the turn of the century and falls in the domain of cardiac surgery, but technically cannot be considered heart surgery.
