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Percutaneous Pacemaker Lead Implantation in Patients With Univentricular Circulation and Selected Patients With Biventricular Circulation: Intracavitary and Intramyocardial Approaches

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Epicardial pacemaker lead implantation in patients with univentricular circulation following total cavopulmonary connection with an extracardiac conduit and without fenestration necessitates median sternotomy.
Katarzyna Gendera   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in Nutritional Status and Dietary Behavior in School-Aged Children with Congenital Heart Defects

open access: yesChildren
Background: Malnutrition and poor weight gain has been reported in infants with congenital heart defects (CHDs); however data in older children with CHDs are limited. In order to obtain representative data on the nutritional status, dietary behavior, and
Dominik Tobias   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heart transplantation outcomes in patients with Fontan circulation: Updated systematic review and meta-analysisCentral MessagePerspective

open access: yesJTCVS Open
Objective: A subset of patients with Fontan circulation develops progressive circulatory failure requiring advanced therapies such as heart transplantation. We performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate survival and complication
Andrey Semyashkin, MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatally Diagnosed Isolated Coronary Arterial Fistula Leading to Severe Complications at Birth

open access: yesCase Reports in Cardiology, 2018
Prenatal diagnosis of a huge coronary artery fistula between the left coronary artery and the right ventricle was made by Doppler echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. Progression of the dilated fistula was monitored throughout pregnancy.
A. Wacker-Gussmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consanguineous marriage and congenital heart defects: a case-control study in the neonatal period.

open access: yes, 2006
The independent effect of consanguinity on the prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs), all and specific types, was investigated in newborns admitted to nine hospitals located in Beirut, Lebanon and members of the National Collaborative Perinatal ...
Fadi C.   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Children with Congenital Heart Defects. Intellectual Functioning and Family Impact [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The purpose of the present doctoral thesis was to investigate intellectual functioning and the influence of the children with congenital heart defects in their families.
Ryberg, Carmen
core   +1 more source

How Emotion Regulation and Illness Identity Shape Mental Health in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

open access: yesMedical Sciences
Background/Objectives: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are at increased risk for mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety. Emerging evidence suggests that psychological rather than purely medical factors may play a decisive
Anna-Lena Ehmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

8p23.1 duplication syndrome differentiated from copy number variation of the defensin cluster at prenatal diagnosis in four new families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background: the 8p23.1 duplication syndrome and copy number variation of the 8p23.1 defensin gene cluster are cytogenetically indistinguishable but distinct at the molecular level.
Emma-Jane Taylor   +41 more
core   +1 more source

Geographic variation and localised clustering of congenital anomalies in Great Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background Environmental pollution as a cause of congenital anomalies is sometimes suspected because of clustering of anomalies in areas of higher exposure.
Grundy C   +59 more
core   +1 more source

Left-Sided Heart Defects and Laterality Disturbance in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

open access: yes, 2023
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a complex congenital heart disease characterized by hypoplasia of left-sided heart structures. The developmental basis for restriction of defects to the left side of the heart in HLHS remains unexplained.
Cecilia W. Lo, Hisato Yagi
core   +1 more source

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