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Pediatric & Congenital Cardiology
Medical-legal resources on congenital heart disease, newborn pulse oximetry screening, missed cardiac diagnoses, surgical complications, and long-term damages.
Overview
Congenital heart disease litigation depends on subtle findings, evolving screening mandates, and outcomes that shape damages for decades. These resources explain the anatomy and physiology at issue, the screening and referral standards that applied on the date of care, and the limits of the tests defendants commonly rely on.
Published resources
Pediatric & Congenital Cardiology
Congenital Heart Disease and Litigation: What Attorneys Should Know
14 min read · Reviewed July 19, 2026
An overview of congenital heart disease litigation, including delayed diagnosis, newborn pulse oximetry screening, standards of care, medical causation, damages, and the role of specialty expert review.
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Pediatric & Congenital Cardiology
Timely Recognition of d-Transposition of the Great Arteries: Medical Considerations in Evaluating Standards of Care
22 min read · Reviewed August 6, 2026
An evidence-based review of the timely recognition and evaluation of d-transposition of the great arteries, including prenatal detection, pulse oximetry screening, neonatal assessment, current clinical recommendations, medical causation, and considerations commonly encountered during medicolegal review.
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Pediatric & Congenital Cardiology
Kawasaki Disease: A Medical-Legal Guide for Attorneys
20 min read · Reviewed August 16, 2026
An evidence-based review of Kawasaki disease, including clinical presentation, incomplete presentations, diagnostic evaluation, IVIG treatment timing, coronary artery complications, medical causation, and long-term outcomes relevant to medicolegal review.
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