Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus2019-07-012019-07-012019-09-102019-09-10Ker, J 2019, Clinical presentation and echocardiographic diagnosis of rare and subtle congenital cardiovascular anomalies in the adult, DSc Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70339>S2019http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70339Thesis (DSc)--University of Pretoria, 2019.In his thesis, Clinical presentation and echocardiographic diagnosis of rare and subtle congenital cardiovascular anomalies in the adult, the candidate submitted thirty six articles published by him during the preceding thirteen years. These articles all have a central theme, namely the clinical and echocardiographic presentation of rare and subtle congenital cardiovascular anomalies in the adult. These articles have all been published in international, peer reviewed journals with significant impact. In addition, these thirty six articles have been widely cited and some have been included in textbooks on cardiology. The articles in this thesis have therefore contributed to this specific field of study in cardiology and is currently guiding further research in the field as evident by the number of citations for this work.en© 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.UCTDInternal MedicineCongenital cardiovascular anomaliesAdult cardiologyEchocardiographic diagnosisRare cardiovascular conditionsClinical presentationCardiac anomalies in adultsCardiac imagingDiagnostic cardiologyHealth sciences theses SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingHealth sciences theses SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsThesis