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Hospitalization Trends and Health Resource Use for Adult Congenital Heart Disease–Related Heart Failure

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background This study assessed trends in heart failure (HF) hospitalizations and health resource use in patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD).
Luke J. Burchill, Lina Gao, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Alexander R. Opotowsky, Bryan G. Maxwell, Jessica Minnier, Abigail M. Khan, Craig S. Broberg   +7 more
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Tuberculosis in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa--a potential time bomb. [PDF]

, 2011
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Bates, Matthew, Kapata, Nathan, Mwaba, Peter, O'Grady, Justin, Zumla, Alimuddin   +4 more
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Adult congenital heart disease

, 2016
Abstract Echocardiography has a well-established role in the assessment of adults with congenital heart disease. It provides accurate anatomical and functional information and is a bedside, low-cost, and easily repeatable technique. Although some lesions may be diagnosed for the first time in adulthood or may not need a surgical repair ...
Giovanni Di Salvo, Werner Budts, Owen I. Miller   +2 more
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Descending aorta to right atrial fistula: Transcatheter embolization of a very rare anomaly with coils

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Descending aorta to right atrial (RA) fistula is a rare and distinct clinical entity mimicking patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and it may lead to rapid development of pulmonary vascular disease.
Stefanos Despotopoulos, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, George Vagenakis, Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Panagiotis Zachos, Anastasios Chatziantoniou, John Papagiannis, Spyridon Rammos, Alexandros Tsoutsinos   +9 more
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Near-infrared spectroscopy after high-risk congenital heart surgery in the paediatric intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To establish whether the use of near-infrared spectroscopy is potentially beneficial in high-risk cardiac infants in United Kingdom paediatric intensive care units. Design: A prospective observational pilot study.
Hovarth, Lyvonne N. Tume, MacLeod, Meastiz, Philip Arnold, Plowman   +5 more
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Life Experiences and Coping Strategies in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2013
Many adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) have to face considerable psychosocial difficulties. The aim of this study was to explore the life experiences of ACHD patients, from when they become aware of having a condition, till after the open heart
E. Callus, E. Quadri, A. Compare, A. Tovo, A. Giamberti, M. Chessa   +5 more
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Grown up congenital heart disease patient presenting for non cardiac surgery: anaesthetic implications [PDF]

, 2010
Congenital heart disease patients surviving to adulthood have increased over the years due to various reasons. These patients are admitted in the hospital for non cardiac surgeries and other procedures more often than normal adult population.
Akhtar, Mohammad Irfan, Hameedullah,, Hamid, Mohammad, Khan, Fazal Hameed, Khan, Mansoor Ahmed, Saleemullah,, Samad, Khalid   +6 more
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Pulmonary veins stenosis relief after an inappropriate radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in a young non-competitive athlete

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2018
One of the major complications of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) is pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS). The natural history of PVS, especially when it involves more than one vein, leads to severe and irreversible ...
Berardo Sarubbi, Gaetano Rea, Giuseppe Santoro, Enrico Melillo, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Maria Giovannna Russo   +5 more
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Cardiac Biomarkers in Adult Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]

, 2015
__Abstract__ Congenital heart disease (ConHD) is the most common congenital abnormality in newborns, with a birth prevalence of 9 per 1000 live births.2 ConHD comprises a number of cardiac abnormalities with varying aetiology which can be divided ...
Eindhoven, J.A. (Jannet)
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Limited Accuracy of Administrative Data for the Identification and Classification of Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background Administrative data sets utilize billing codes for research and quality assessment. Previous data suggest that such codes can accurately identify adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the cardiology clinic, but their use has yet to be ...
Abigail Khan, Katrina Ramsey, Cody Ballard, Emily Armstrong, Luke J Burchill, Victor Menashe, George Pantely, Craig S Broberg   +7 more
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