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Clinical outcome of COVID-19 in patients with adult congenital heart disease

Heart, 2021
Aims Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are a potentially vulnerable patient cohort in case of COVID-19. Some cardiac defects may be associated with a poor COVID-19 outcome.
M. Schwerzmann, F. J. Ruperti-Repilado, H. Baumgartner, B. Bouma, J. Bouchardy, W. Budts, L. Campens, M. Chessa, M. J. Del Cerro Marin, H. Gabriel, P. Gallego, R. García-Orta, A. González, A. S. Jensen, M. Ladouceur, B. Miranda-Barrio, M. Morissens, A. Pasquet, J. Rueda, A. E. van den Bosch, H. B. van der Zwaan, D. Tobler, M. Greutmann   +22 more
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Imaging of ventricular septal defect: Native and post-repair

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2022
Cardiac imaging using a combination of multiple modalities has become an essential tool in the management of adults with congenital heart disease with the potential to improve the outcome.
Flavia Fusco, Nunzia Borrelli, Michela Palma, Berardo Sarubbi, Giancarlo Scognamiglio   +4 more
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Coarctation of the Aorta: Diagnosis and Management

Diagnostics, 2023
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for approximately 5–8% of all congenital heart defects. Depending on the severity of the CoA and the presence of associated cardiac lesions, the clinical presentation and age vary.
Sadaf Raza, Suneil Aggarwal, Petra Jenkins, Ahmed Kharabish, Shehab Anwer, Damien Cullington, Julia Jones, Jaspal Dua, Vasileios Papaioannou, Reza Ashrafi, Sarah Moharem-Elgamal   +10 more
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Asia: A Distinctive Feature of Complex Congenital Heart Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background The epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with adult congenital heart disease in Western countries is already known. We investigate clinical characteristics of PH in adult congenital heart disease with emphasis on complex ...
S. Chiu, Chun-Wei Lu, Ming-Tai Lin, Chun-An Chen, Mei-Hwan Wu, Jou-Kou Wang   +5 more
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Subcutaneous finger cardioverter-defibrillator in low weight paediatric patients: a case series

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022
Placement of traditional transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system in low-weight children is often difficult because of their vessel size, the elevated risk of lead malfunction and failure, children’s growth and various anatomic ...
Berardo Sarubbi, Gabriella Farina, Diego Colonna, Anna Correra, Emanuele Romeo, Giovanni Domenico Ciriello, Guido Oppido, Maria Giovanna Russo   +7 more
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Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease

JACC: Case Reports, 2021
Obstruction of the superior vena cava represents an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population. Our case report describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax due to bilateral superior vena cava obstruction in an adult
Rosaria Barracano, MD, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, MD, PhD, Michela Palma, MD, PhD, Giacomo Sica, MD, PhD, Assunta Merola, MD, Nunzia Borrelli, MD, Flavia Fusco, MD, Anna Correra, MD, Giovanni Domenico Ciriello, MD, Berardo Sarubbi, MD, PhD   +9 more
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Cardiac index in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Are we missing the forest for the trees?

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021
Background: Many cardiac parameters have been associated with poor outcomes in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and significant residual pulmonary regurgitation (PR).
Maria Fadous, Maria-Victoria Ordoñez, Carlos-Eduardo Guerrero-Chalela, Aihua Liu, Liming Guo, Luc Jutras, Ariane J. Marelli, Judith Therrien   +7 more
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Lack of specialist care is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in adult congenital heart disease: a population-based study.

European Heart Journal, 2021
AIMS The aim of this study was to provide population-based data on the healthcare provision for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) and the impact of cardiology care on morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population.
G. Diller, S. Orwat, A. Lammers, R. Radke, Fernando De-Torres-Alba, R. Schmidt, Ursula Marschall, U. Bauer, D. Enders, L. Bronstein, G. Kaleschke, H. Baumgartner   +11 more
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]

Congenital Heart Disease, 2008
It has long been recognized that manifestations of congenital heart disease extend beyond the cardiovascular system. The extracardiac ramifications of congenital heart disease are multifaceted and bidirectional. The intricate interplay between congenital heart physiology, bi- or univentricular heart function, early and/or ongoing cyanosis, surgical and
Paul Khairy, Michael J. Landzberg
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Pharmacological therapy in adult congenital heart disease with coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2023
Thanks to advances in both medical care and surgical techniques, over recent years, survival for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased significantly, with about 90% of patients now reaching adulthood.
Rosaria Barracano, Giovanni Domenico Ciriello, Berardo Sarubbi   +2 more
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