Author:Pitcher, Richard; Hewitson, JohnDate:2005A 5-month-old boy was well until the day before admission, when he developed a cough. On the morning of admission he was irritable and his mother noticed a blue tinge to his lips during episodes of crying. This prompted her to bring him to ...Read more
Author:Du Toit, HenningDate:2007Retrospective institutional review of the pathology, aetiology classification and surgical management of left ventricular submitral aneurysms (LVSMA). These aneurysms are a well recognized but relatively rare disease found commonly in patients ...Read more
Author:Mureko, AlfredDate:2016Objectives: Rheumatic heart disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and it is the leading cause of acquired paediatric cardiac disease in the developing world. The aim of this study was to understand the burden of ...Read more
Author:Karani, ZeeadDate:2002A retrospective study was done at Red Cross Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town in which two separate case-matched groups of children undergoing different surgical closure techniques for their isolated perimembranous ventricular septal ...Read more