Heart defect baby loses battle for life Sep 18, 2009
The boy, who was unnamed, suffered from a condition called ectopia cordis ... The ailment, called ectopia cordis, affects only five to eight children in 1 million births. (CNN -- International)
Baby Born With Heart Exposed Sep 5, 2009
The baby was born with a rare congenital defect called ectopia cordis in which the heart protrudes through the chest. Dr. A.K. Bisoi, a cardiothoracic surgeon, said doctors did not stop the baby's heart during the 3 1/2 hour operation. (Click2Houston, TX)
Baby Born With Heart Outside Chest Struggles for Life Sep 2, 2009
Vibha Devi suffers from ectopia cordis, a rare condition that causes most babies to die within hours of being born, but there was some guarded optimism, for the baby who survived an 800-mile train ride to Delhi s All-India Institute of Medical Sciences for surgery. He is stable and is being treated for infection, said Dr. A.K. Bisoi, a cardiologist at the cardiothoracic and vascular surgery department at AIIMS. His parents are lucky the baby is still alive after the infection as it has spread to... (Fox News)
Boy Beats Odds Aug 5, 2009
His doctors said it is a condition so rare that out of every 1 million babies born, only about 5 to 8 of them will have Ectopia cordis. Many babies with this condition die within their first 16 days, and some do not even survive the birth process. (ABC News -- Business)
