Congenital Heart Disease

Morphologic Anatomy

An understanding of normal morphologic anatomy is basic to the accurate diagnosis of congenital heart disease. One of the diagnostic problems posed by complex congenital heart disease is that any cardiac chamber, valve, or vessel can be virtually “anywhere.” Consequently,…

Embryology and Etiology

In the human, an embryo may be defined as the developing organism from fertilization until the end of the second month of gestation, that is, from 0 to 60 days of life. The First Week of Life The salient events…