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Hypoalbuminaemia predicts outcome in adult patients with congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 2015
Background In patients with acquired heart failure, hypoalbuminaemia is associated with increased risk of death. The prevalence of hypoproteinaemia and hypoalbuminaemia and their relation to outcome in adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD ...
Alonso-Gonzalez, R, Diller, G-P, Dimopoulos, K, Donovan, J, Gatzoulis, MA, Hooper, J, Kempny, A, Li, W, Rafiq, I, Swan, L, Uebing, A, Wort, SJ   +11 more
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Quality of life of adult congenital heart disease patients: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2013
Aims This review explores the quality of life of adult congenital heart disease patients and the relationship between disease severity and quality of life. METHODS: We searched seven electronic databases and the bibliography of articles.
Cullen, S., Deanfield, J., Fteropoulli, T., Newman, S. P., Stygall, J.   +4 more
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Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]

Circulation, 2011
Background— A significant proportion of patients with congenital heart disease require surgery in adulthood. We aimed to give an overview of the prevalence, distribution, and outcome of cardiovascular surgery for congenital heart disease.
C. L. Verheugt, Ilonca Vaartjes, Louise Bellersen, M. M. Langemeijer, Mark G. Hazekamp, Mark G. Hazekamp, Barbara J.M. Mulder, T.C. Konings, A. C. Zomer, A. C. Zomer, D. E. Grobbee, van Jochum Melle, D.R. Koolbergen, D.R. Koolbergen, Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal   +14 more
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Mortality in adult congenital heart disease [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2010
Mortality in adults with congenital heart disease is known to be increased, yet its extent and the major mortality risks are unclear.The Dutch CONCOR national registry for adult congenital heart disease was linked to the national mortality registry. Cox's regression was used to assess mortality predictors.
Diederick E. Grobbee, Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal, Arie P.J. van Dijk, Petronella G. Pieper, Hubert W. Vliegen, Enno T. van der Velde, Folkert J. Meijboom, Carianne L. Verheugt, Carianne L. Verheugt, Barbara J. M. Mulder   +9 more
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The use of Macitentan in Fontan circulation: a case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017
Background The Fontan circulation, a result of a palliative procedure in patients with single systemic ventricles, is defined by chronically elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.
Polyvios Demetriades, Amir Aziz, Robin Condliffe, Sarah E. Bowater, Paul F. Clift   +4 more
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Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (life-vest): A feasible bridging treatment in adult congenital heart disease

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2022
Background: Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCDs) are currently used in patients at temporarily heightened risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) who are temporarily unable to receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
Berardo Sarubbi, Michela Palma, Assunta Merola, Flavia Fusco, Anna Correra, Diego Colonna, Emanuele Romeo, Nicola Grimaldi, Giovanni Domenico Ciriello, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Maria Giovanna Russo   +10 more
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Severe Fontan‐Associated Liver Disease and Its Association With Mortality

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Data are rare about the incidence of severe Fontan‐associated liver disease (FALD) and its association with mortality. We sought to: (1) estimate the probability of developing severe FALD in patients who undergo the Fontan procedure (Fontan ...
Carlos‐Eduardo Guerrero‐Chalela, Judith Therrien, Yoni Grossman, Liming Guo, Aihua Liu, Ariane Marelli   +5 more
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Age- and Lesion-Related Comorbidity Burden Among US Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Study. [PDF]

, 2019
Background As patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are living longer, understanding the comorbidities they develop as they age is increasingly important.
Agarwal, Anushree, Broberg, Craig S, Dudley, R Adams, Foster, Elyse, Harris, Ian S, John, Anitha, Mahadevan, Vaikom S, Marcus, Greg M, Thombley, Robert, Vittinghoff, Eric   +9 more
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3D printing is a transformative technology in congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 2018
Survival in congenital heart disease has steadily improved since 1938, when Dr. Robert Gross successfully ligated for the first time a patent ductus arteriosus in a 7-year-old child.
Anwar, Anwar, Barach, Bernhard, Bhatla, Biglino, Biglino, Binder, Boneva, Borrello, Botto, Brown, Bucher, Byrne, Chaowu, Conti, Costello, Dearani, Deferm, Duan, Duan, Erikssen, Fan, Farooqi, Farooqi, Farooqi, Fleming, Fukunishi, Garekar, Gaynor, Gentles, Giamberti, Giannopoulos, Giroud, Gosnell, Grant, Green, Hadeed, Hermsen, Hoffman, Holst, Holst, Hu, Jacobs, Jana, Javan, Jonas, Kappetein, Kapur, Khairy, Kiraly, Kirklin, Kolli, Kotsis, Kung, Lee, Lee, Little, Lloyd-Jones, Mahle, Mahmood, Mannoor, Maragiannis, Markert, Markstedt, Mashari, Meier, Michael, Mitsouras, Moons, Moore, Morrison, Muraru, Ngan, Noecker, Olivieri, Olivieri, O’Brien, O’Neill, Pentecost, Poterucha, Randazzo, Rehder, Riesenkampff, Ripley, Rodriguez-Paz, Ryan, Saeed, Samuel, Santos dos, Schievano, Schmauss, Shah, Smith, Sodian, Sodian, Sutcliffe, Tabriz, Tack, Taylor, Valverde, VanKoevering, Vukicevic, Vukicevic, Vukicevic, Wang, Wang, Warnes, Warnes, Warnes, Whitlock, Wilasrusmee, Williams, Witschey, Yoo, Yoo, Zopf, Zweifel   +117 more
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Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator in complex adult congenital heart disease. Results from the S-ICD “Monaldi Care” registry

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021
Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are widely accepted therapy in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients at risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death (SCD).
Berardo Sarubbi, Anna Correra, Diego Colonna, Emanuele Romeo, Michela Palma, Assunta Merola, Michele D'Alto, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Flavia Fusco, Rosaria Barracano, Nunzia Borrelli, Nicola Grimaldi, Antonio D'Onofrio, Maria Giovanna Russo   +13 more
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