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Circulation, 2016 Background: Because of advancements in care, there has been a decline in mortality from congenital heart defects (CHDs) over the past several decades. However, there are no current empirical data documenting the number of people living with CHDs in the ...
S. Gilboa +9 more
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A Biobank for Long-term and Sustainable Research in the Field of Congenital Heart Disease in Germany
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 2016 Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent birth defect (0.8%–1% of all live births). Due to the advance in prenatal and postnatal early diagnosis and treatment, more than 90% of these patients survive into adulthood today. However, several mid-
Thomas Pickardt +3 more
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Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2020 Objectives. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in elderly patients is an uncommon anomaly, and the duct itself is often calcified and fragile; therefore, transcatheter closure is more difficult.
Michal Galeczka +6 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017 BackgroundA growing number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) pose a particular challenge for health care systems across the world. Upon turning into 18 years, under the German national health care system, ACHD patients are required to switch
Paul C. Helm +13 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), especially as a concomitant syndromal disease of trisomy 21 (T21), are at risk for impaired neurodevelopment. This can also affect these patients’ education.
Katharina R. L. Schmitt +8 more
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Patient attitudes to sternotomy and thoracotomy scars [PDF]
, 2005 Young adults with congenital heart defects expressed dissatisfaction with their surgical scar. The impact extended to their social life and ability to form close relationships, and has implications for holistic practice.
Burn, John +6 more
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Importance of micronutrient supplementation in children with congenital heart defects in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2021 The prevalence of congenital heart defects is increasing globally. Improvements in surgical techniques have resulted in increased life expectancy for individuals with heart defects.
Onalo, R.
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Assessment of anatomy of the aorta in patients with a coarctation of aorta
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2023 Background Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a congenital heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the aorta, resulting in reduced blood flow to the body and increased pressure in the left ventricle.
B. B. Turaev +3 more
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Dynamic Views of Structure and Function during Heart Morphogenesis [PDF]
, 2006 Congenital heart defects remain the most common birth defect in humans, occurring in over 1% of live births. The high prevalence of cardiac malformations can be partially attributed to limited knowledge regarding the embryonic roots of the disease.
Forouhar, Arian Soroush
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BMJ Open, 2019 Objectives To assess international trends and patterns of prenatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) and their relation to total and live birth CCHD prevalence and mortality.
M. Bakker +19 more
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