Reliability of Early Fetal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease Detection: A Preliminary Experience and Outcome Analysis of 102 Fetuses to Demonstrate the Value of a Clinical Flow-Chart Designed for At-Risk Pregnancy Management [PDF]
, 2016 Early fetal echocardiography (EFEC) is a fetal cardiac ultrasound analysis performed between the 12th and 16th week of pregnancy (compared with the usual 18-22 weeks).
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Adult congenital heart disease
Current Opinion in Cardiology, 1994 There are approximately 500,000 adults in the United States with congenital heart disease, and this group is growing at 5% per year. Adult cardiologists are, for the most part, poorly trained in the treatment of congenital heart disease; pediatric cardiologists, on the other hand, work in children's hospitals where it is difficult to care for adults ...
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Prognostic value of right ventricular dyssynchrony in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot
Open HeartObjective Residual sequelae after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) affect clinical outcome. We investigated the prognostic impact of right ventricular (RV) dyssynchrony in adults with rTOF years after the surgical repair.Methods Patients ...
Markus Schwerzmann +7 more
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International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart DiseaseIntroduction: The number of adults with congenital heart disease has significantly increased in recent years. While telemedicine has emerged as a promising approach to improve care delivery and patient outcomes, its use for adults with congenital ...
Nunzia Borrelli +8 more
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Brain volumes predict neurodevelopment in adolescents after surgery for congenital heart disease [PDF]
, 2017 Patients with complex congenital heart disease are at risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. Evidence suggests that brain maturation can be delayed and pre- and postoperative brain injury may occur, and there is limited information on the long-term ...
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Systems Analysis Implicates WAVE2 Complex in the Pathogenesis of Developmental Left-Sided Obstructive Heart Defects. [PDF]
, 2020 Genetic variants are the primary driver of congenital heart disease (CHD) pathogenesis. However, our ability to identify causative variants is limited.
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Computational simulations demonstrate altered wall shear stress in aortic coarctation patients previously treated by resection with end-to-end anastomosis [PDF]
, 2011 Background. Atherosclerotic plaque in the descending thoracic aorta (dAo) is related to altered wall shear stress (WSS) for normal patients. Resection with end-to-end anastomosis (RWEA) is the gold standard for coarctation of the aorta (CoA) repair, but
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Chances of Employment in a Population of Women and Men after Surgery of Congenital Heart Disease: Gender-Specific Comparisons between Patients and the General Population [PDF]
It was examined whether women and men (17-45 years) with operated congenital heart disease (CHD) differ with respect to chances of employment. Patients were compared with the general population.
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Stress and Quality of Life Among Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Referred for Psychological Services [PDF]
, 2018 Objective The study examined parent stress and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) among families of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) referred for psychological services. Methods Parents of 54 children (85% boys) aged 3 to 13 (Mage = 7.48,
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Ethnical variations in the incidence of congenital heart defects in Gorgan, Northern Iran: A single-center study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in newborns. This study was performed to determine the live birth incidence of CHD by ethnicity and sex in Gorgan, Northern Iran.
Golalipour, M.J. +4 more
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