A rare case of congenital heart disease

Congenital anomalies of the heart are now attracting the attention of the pediatrician, cardiologist,heart surgeon and pathologist alike. Various reports have been published concerning congenital anomalies of the heart and great vessels (1-8, 11-13, 15-19). Recently, we encountered a rare type of congenital heart anomaly which involved the chordae tendinae and papillary muscles in both ventricles and the tricuspid valve. A review of the literature available to us yielded only a report by Luch (10) of 2 deaths with congenital malformation of the tricuspid valve. (Author)

Frequency and sex distribution of complications among Filipino diabetics: Known diabetic compared to new found diabetics

Diabetes mellitus afflicts more than one million Filipinos as shown by recent surveys. Most of them do not know they have the disease. Fatality and disability among diabetics is mostly associated with the nature and extent of so-called complications that precede, accompany or follow the onset of carbohydrate intolerance. Much has been written about organ involvement among diabetes abroad. Local material is still wanting at the present time. (Author)

Infant and perinatal mortality

Data on the infant and perinatal mortality in the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Medical Center is presented. Although progress has been made in the reduction of infant and perinatal mortality, figures show that there is much more to be done, especially among the stillbirths and neonatal causes of deaths. (Summary and Conclusions)