Pregnancy in congenital heart disease: risk prediction and counselling
Heart, 2020 Pregnancy is a major life event for almost every woman. However, for women with heart disease pregnancy is associated with additional risks and deserves special attention.
I. V. van Hagen, J. Roos‐Hesselink
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MEF2C regulates outflow tract alignment and transcriptional control of Tdgf1 [PDF]
, 2016 Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects in humans, and those that affect the proper alignment of the outflow tracts and septation of the ventricles are a highly significant cause of morbidity and mortality in infants.
Barnes, Ralston M. +9 more
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ESC Guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease (new version 2010).
European Heart Journal, 2010 Guidelines summarize and evaluate all currently available evidence on a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient, suffering from a given condition, taking into account the
H. Baumgartner +18 more
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Image to Fit the Clinical Picture: Point-of-care Ultrasound Assessment of Ebstein’s Anomaly in Peru [PDF]
, 2020 Ebstein’s anomaly is a congenital heart defect that when left untreated can lead to unique physical exam and ultrasound findings. This case describes a patient who presented with dyspnea and was found to have cyanosis, clubbing, and dilation of right ...
Dreyfuss, Andrea +2 more
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Swiss Adult Congenital HEart disease Registry (SACHER) - rationale, design and first results. [PDF]
, 2017 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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Parents' understanding of their child's congenital heart disease [PDF]
, 2004 Objectives: To assess parents' understanding of their child's congenital heart disease in various knowledge domains and to identify significant determinants of parental knowledge. Design: Cross sectional questionnaire survey. Setting: Tertiary paediatric
Chau, AKT +4 more
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Survival in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Have We Reached a Peak at 97%?
Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020 Background Despite advances in pediatric health care over recent decades, it is not clear whether survival in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is still increasing.
Z. Mandalenakis +8 more
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The use of Macitentan in Fontan circulation: a case report
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017 Background The Fontan circulation, a result of a palliative procedure in patients with single systemic ventricles, is defined by chronically elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.
Polyvios Demetriades +4 more
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Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2020 Objective: The number of patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) surviving to old age is increasing. This study therefore sought to characterize 'geriatric' systemic right ventricle (sRV) in terms of clinical ...
Ewa Kowalik +6 more
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Cardiac index in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Are we missing the forest for the trees?
International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021 Background: Many cardiac parameters have been associated with poor outcomes in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and significant residual pulmonary regurgitation (PR).
Maria Fadous +7 more
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