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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Elderly Patients: Initial and One-Year Follow-Up Results—Do We Have the Proper Device?

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, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Jacek Bialkowski, Sebastian Smerdzinski, Mateusz Knop, Adam Sukiennik, Roland Fiszer   +6 more
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Associations of Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy With Risk of Congenital Heart Defects

JAMA pediatrics, 2020
This cohort study assesses the extent of association of assisted reproductive technology with congenital heart defects independent of its known association with twin pregnancies.
S. Wen, Q. Miao, M. Taljaard, J. Lougheed, L. Gaudet, M. Davies, A. Lanes, A. Leader, D. Corsi, A. Sprague, M. Walker   +10 more
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Prenatal diagnosis and prevalence of critical congenital heart defects: an international retrospective cohort study

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, J. Bergman, S. Krikov, E. Amar, G. Cocchi, J. Cragan, H. D. de Walle, M. Gatt, B. Groisman, Shiliang Liu, W. Nembhard, A. Pierini, A. Rissmann, Shanthi Chidambarathanu, Antonin Sipek Jr, E. Szabová, G. Tagliabue, D. Tucker, P. Mastroiacovo, L. Botto   +19 more
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Genetic Diagnostics Contribute to the Risk Stratification for Major Arrhythmic Events in Pediatric Patients with Long QT Syndrome Type 1–3

Cardiogenetics, 2022
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited arrhythmic disorder associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD). This study aimed to identify the clinical and molecular genetic risk factors that contribute to major arrhythmic events (MAEs) in patients with ...
Tobias Burkard, Dominik Sebastian Westphal, Franziska Markel, Roman Antonin Gebauer, Gabriele Hessling, Cordula Maria Wolf   +5 more
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Gene-based genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of conotruncal heart defects. [PDF]

, 2019
Conotruncal heart defects (CTDs) are among the most common and severe groups of congenital heart defects. Despite evidence of an inherited genetic contribution to CTDs, little is known about the specific genes that contribute to the development of CTDs ...
Agopian, AJ, Goldmuntz, Elizabeth, Hakonarson, Hakon, Mitchell, Laura E, Morrow, Bernice E, Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium, Sewda, Anshuman, Taylor, Deanne   +7 more
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New Insights into the Education of Children with Congenital Heart Disease with and without Trisomy 21

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, Laura K. Sievers, Alina Hütter, Hashim Abdul-Khaliq, Martin Poryo, Felix Berger, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Paul C. Helm, Constanze Pfitzer   +8 more
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Metal nickel exposure increase the risk of congenital heart defects occurrence in offspring

Medicine, 2019
Background: Previous studies have investigated heavy metal exposure could increase the occurrence of congenital heart defects (CHDs). However, there are limited data regarding the relationship between exposure to nickel and CHDs occurrence in offspring ...
Nan-nan Zhang, Ming Chen, Jun Li, Ying Deng, Shengli Li, Yixiong Guo, Nana Li, Yuan Lin, Ping Yu, Zhen Liu, Jun Zhu   +10 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, Crossland, David, Hamilton, Leslie, Hasan, Asif, Jackson, Sue, Lyall, Rosalind, O'Sullivan, John   +6 more
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Congenital heart defects in IVF/ICSI pregnancy: systematic review and meta‐analysis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
There is no consensus in current practice guidelines on whether conception by in-vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) techniques is an indication for performing a fetal echocardiogram.
V. Giorgione, F. Parazzini, V. Fesslova, S. Cipriani, M. Candiani, A. Inversetti, C. Sigismondi, F. Tiberio, P. Cavoretto   +8 more
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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, Kh. K. Abralov, B. Kh. Kobiljonov, N. Sh. Ibragimov   +3 more
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