Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 50(5): 312-314
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34573
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Cardiac Malformations Associated with the Holt-Oram Syndrome - Report on a Family and Review of the Literature

T.  Bossert1 , T.  Walther1 , J.  Gummert1 , R.  Hubald1 , M.  Kostelka1 , F.  W.  Mohr1
  • 1Universität Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Germany
This paper was presented at the 3rd Joint Meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Lucerne, in February 2000
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Received March 18, 2002

Publication Date:
08 October 2002 (online)

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Abstract

The Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) is characterized by mild-to-severe congenital cardiac defects and skeletal abnormalities of the upper limb. The most common cardiac disorder is an ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD), followed by ventricular septal defect (VSD) and ostium primum ASD. Electrocardiographic abnormalities, such as various degrees of atrioventricular block, have also been reported. In addition, hypoplastic peripheral vessels of the upper limbs have been observed. Here, we will report about a family with three sons having HOS, and we will detail the cardiac spectrum of HOS as reported in the literature.

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