3D printing is a transformative technology in congenital heart disease [PDF]
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 +117 more
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Impact of Rapid Exome Sequencing on Pediatric Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Acute Heart Failure
ABSTRACT Few studies describe the impact of rapid exome sequencing (ES) on pediatric cardiomyopathy in urgent clinical settings. Here, we retrospectively report the impact of rapid singleton ES in pediatric patients presented with acute heart failure and isolated cardiomyopathy or myocarditis, between 2021 and 2023 at a single tertiary care center.
Tameemi Abdalla Moady +10 more
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Background: EXCOR ventricular assist device (VAD) is the gold standard circulatory support for children with end-stage heart failure. Until recently, the only available driving unit was the stationary Ikus.
Oliver Miera +10 more
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Vascular alterations may lead to manifest cardiovascular disease in future life. There is a tremendous time delay between the onset and obvious clinical appearance of vascular alterations.
Julia Elmenhorst +5 more
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Swiss Adult Congenital HEart disease Registry (SACHER) - rationale, design and first results. [PDF]
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. +16 more
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3D Hydrogel Cell Cultures and Their Biomedical Applications
The review highlights the advantages of hydrogel‐based 3D cell cultures over traditional 2D models. These hydrogels closely mimic natural cellular environments, improving research in tissue engineering, drug discovery, cancer studies, and neuroscience.
Tri Lan Thai +7 more
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Background Women are underrepresented in leading medical positions and academia. The gender-gap in authorship of congenital heart disease (CHD) publications remains unknown.
Michael A Gatzoulis +7 more
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Szemléletváltozás a Down-szindrómás szívbetegek szívsebészeti kezelésében, 1974–2016 | Change in our approach in the surgical management of congenital heart defects in patients with Down syndrome, 1974–2016 [PDF]
Absztrakt Bevezetés: Down-szindrómás betegeknél gyakori a veleszületett szívfejlődési rendellenesség. Célkitűzés: A szerzők megvizsgálták, hogy a szívsebészetben bekövetkező szemléletváltozások ...
Bogáts, Gábor, Hartyánszky, István
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Pentoxifylline dose finding trial in preterm neonates with suspected late onset sepsis (PTX‐trial)
Aim The aim of this study (PTX‐trial) is to determine the optimal dose of pentoxifylline (PTX) in preterm neonates (gestational age < 30 weeks) with (suspected) late onset sepsis (LONS). Methods The PTX‐trial is a prospective multicentre open‐label sequential dose‐optimization study with an adapted continual reassessment method.
Serife Kurul +7 more
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Epidemiology of paediatric chronic heart failure in Germany—A population‐based analysis
Aims Paediatric chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with significant morbidity. The aim of this study was to describe paediatric CHF epidemiology in Germany.
Alexej Bobrowski +6 more
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