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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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Swiss Adult Congenital HEart disease Registry (SACHER) - rationale, design and first results. [PDF]

, 2017
In 2013, a prospective registry for adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) was established in Switzerland, providing detailed data on disease characteristics and outcomes: Swiss Adult Congenital HEart disease Registry (SACHER).
Attenhofer Jost, C., Auf der Maur, C., Bonassin, F., Bouchardy, J., Engel, R., Gabriel, H., Greutmann, M., Kuen, H.P., Oxenius, A., Rutz, T., Santos Lopes, B., Schwerzmann, M., Schwitz, F., Seeliger, T., Stambach, D., Tobler, D., Wustmann, K.   +16 more
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A “long-standing” malpositioned pacing lead. Long-term follow-up after extraction

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2018
Transvenous pacemaker (PM) catheters can be unintentionally placed in the left ventricle (LV) during the implantation procedure. An 8-year-old girl was discovered with a malpositioned pm wire, seven years after the implant.
Berardo Sarubbi, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Flavia Fusco, Enrico Melillo, Michele D'Alto, Maria Giovanna Russo   +5 more
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Prognostic value of serial N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measurements in adults with congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 2018
Background--A single NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) measurement is a strong prognostic factor in adult congenital heart disease.
Baart, S.J. (Sara), Baggen, V.J.M. (Vivan), Boersma, H. (Eric), Bosch, A.E. (Annemien) van den, Cuypers, J.A.A.E. (Judith), Eindhoven, J.A. (Jannet), Roos-Hesselink, J.W. (Jolien), Witsenburg, M. (Maarten)   +7 more
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007
The right ventricle (RV) is of lesser importance in acquired heart disease, but its role is of increasing importance in congenital heart disease. It may function as a subpulmonary ventricle or as a subaortic (systemic) ventricle in transposition complexes.
Donald C. Oxorn, Catherine M. Otto
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Predicting prolonged intensive care unit stay following surgery in adults with Tetralogy of Fallot

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2022
Background: As more patients with congenital heart disease survive into adulthood, the number of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) has also increased.
Yuta Kuwahara, Mike Saji, Satoshi Yazaki, Kanako Kishiki, Tadahiro Yoshikawa, Yuya Komori, Naoki Wada, Jun Shimizu, Mitsuaki Isobe   +8 more
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Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage in a 60-year-old woman diagnosed in an ECG-gated multidetector computed tomography : a case report and review of literature [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage (TAPVD) is a congenital cardiac defect in which there is no connection between pulmonary veins and the left atrium.
Adamczyk, Piotr, Czekajska-Chehab, Elżbieta, Drop, Andrzej, Siek, Elżbieta, Staśkiewicz, Grzegorz, Tomaszewski, Andrzej, Wojtkowska, Agnieszka, Zakościelna, Magdalena   +7 more
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Congenital heart disease in adults

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1997
andardiovascular system occur in 7–10 per 1000 live births (0.7–1%). 113 It is the commonest form of congenital disease and accounts for approximately 30% of the total burden of congenital disease. With a decline in the incidence of rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease has become the main cause of heart disease in children in the developed
D, Findlow, E, Doyle
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator implantation guided by electroanatomic mapping in a young adult patient with congenital heart disease

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2022
Cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) implantation is a therapeutic option for adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), bundle branch block, reduced ejection fraction and symptoms of heart failure. A new implantation approach
Giovanni Domenico Ciriello, Diego Colonna, Emanuele Romeo, Berardo Sarubbi   +3 more
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