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Sex differences in cardiac function and clinical outcome in patients with a Fontan circulation

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021
Background: This study aims to assess sex differences with regards to outcome, cardiovascular dimensions, and functional capacity in patients with a Fontan circulation.
Sophie L. Meyer, Djoeke Wolff, Floris-Jan S. Ridderbos, Quint A.J. Hagdorn, Graziella Eshuis, Joost P. van Melle, Tjark Ebels, Tineke P. Willems, Rolf M.F. Berger   +8 more
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Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of mechanical neuroprotection in reducing the risk of silent brain infarcts associated with percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: study protocol for a LAAC-SBI trial

Trials, 2023
Background Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) procedures prevent cardioembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who have contraindications to oral anticoagulant medications.
Witold Streb, Anetta Lasek-Bal, Katarzyna Mitręga, Jacek Kowalczyk, Tomasz Podolecki, Wiktoria Kowalska, Anna Olma, Agata Sobczyk, Zbigniew Kalarus   +8 more
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Hemostasis assessment in Fontan patients using the new thrombodynamics test

The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2023
Background Thromboembolic events are a well-known risk for Fontan patients and often lead to morbidity and mortality in cyanotic patients and patients with a single ventricle. Coagulopathy and thrombophilia, in addition to disturbed Fontan blood flow and
Anton V. Minaev, Dmitry K. Gushchin, Dmitry V. Kovalev, Bupe M. Mwela   +3 more
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Overview of Long-Term Outcome in Adults with Systemic Right Ventricle and Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Review

Diagnostics, 2023
The population of patients with a systemic right ventricle (sRV) in biventricular circulation includes those who have undergone an atrial switch operation for destro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) and those with congenitally corrected ...
Francesca Bevilacqua, Giulia Pasqualin, Paolo Ferrero, Angelo Micheletti, Diana Gabriela Negura, Angelo Fabio D’Aiello, Alessandro Giamberti, Massimo Chessa   +7 more
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Major adverse cardiovascular events in patients after acute myocardial infarction treated invasively and different patterns of glucometabolic disturbances evaluated at mid-term follow-up

Journal of Medical Science, 2017
Objective:  To assess the impact of glucometabolic status (GS) evaluated at hospital discharge and at mid-term follow-up visit (FU-visit) on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients (pts) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated ...
Paweł Francuz, Tomasz Podolecki, Monika Kozieł, Zbigniew Kalarus, Jacek Kowalczyk   +4 more
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Therapeutic hypothermia for encephalopathic newborns with congenital heart defect: A cross-sectional survey on current practices and opinions in Germany

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundTherapeutic hypothermia (TH) reduces neonatal mortality and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment in infants with moderate-to-severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) caused by perinatal asphyxia.
Vinzenz Boos, Vinzenz Boos, Felix Berger, Felix Berger   +3 more
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Report of persistent left superior vena cava associated with Ebstein’s anomaly of tricuspid valve [PDF]

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2021
BACKGROUND: Ebstein’s anomaly is one of the challenging congenital heart diseases (CHDs) that is presented with different anatomical and clinical symptoms.
Zahra Khajali, Maryam Aliramezany
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GDF‐15 (Growth Differentiation Factor 15) Is Associated With Hospitalization and Mortality in Patients With a Fontan Circulation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background We investigated serial serum levels of GDF‐15 (growth differentiation factor 15) in Fontan patients and their relation to outcome. Methods and Results In this single‐center prospective study of consecutive Fontan patients, serial serum GDF‐15 ...
Sophie L. Meyer, Djoeke Wolff, Floris‐Jan S. Ridderbos, Graziella Eshuis, Hans Hillege, Tineke P. Willems, Tjark Ebels, Joost P. van Melle, Rolf M. F. Berger   +8 more
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A novel three-dimensional echocardiographic method for device size selection in patients undergoing ASD trans-catheter closure

The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2019
Background Proper device size selection is a crucial step for successful ASD device closure. The current gold standard for device size selection is balloon sizing. Balloon sizing can be tedious, time consuming and increase fluoroscopy and procedure times
Alaa Roushdy, Aya El sayegh, Yasmin Abdelrazek Ali, Hebattalla Attia, Azza El fiky, Maiy El sayed   +5 more
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Volume Load-Induced Right Ventricular Failure in Rats Is Not Associated With Myocardial Fibrosis

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
BackgroundRight ventricular (RV) function and failure are key determinants of morbidity and mortality in various cardiovascular diseases. Myocardial fibrosis is regarded as a contributing factor to heart failure, but its importance in RV failure has been
Quint A. J. Hagdorn, Kondababu Kurakula, Anne-Marie C. Koop, Guido P. L. Bossers, Emmanouil Mavrogiannis, Tom van Leusden, Diederik E. van der Feen, Rudolf A. de Boer, Marie-José T. H. Goumans, Rolf M. F. Berger   +9 more
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