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Desaturation after Fontan procedure due to systemic venous collateral and improvement after closure with embolization

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Systemic to pulmonary venous collaterals (SPVCs) are common findings in patients with Fontan and may be responsible for desaturation in this group of patients.
Alexandros Tsoutsinos, Felicia Kakava, Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Stefanos Despotopoulos, George Vagenakis, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, John Papagiannis, Spyridon Rammos   +8 more
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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.
Kambiz Norozi, Siegfried Geyer, Armin Wessel, Reiner Buchhorn   +3 more
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Editorial: Emerging opportunities in congenital cardiac surgery

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Paul Philipp Heinisch, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Daniel Zimpfer, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer   +6 more
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Lipoprotein(a) concentrations in adult congenital heart disease patients

, 2014
Introduction. Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) contributes to the formation to atherosclerosis, promotes inflammation and stimulates prothrombotic processes. Methods.
Rodríguez-González, Fayna, Martínez Quintana, Efrén   +1 more
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Style of Coping and its Determinants in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in a Developing Country

, 2014
Objective The objective of this study is to compare coping strategies between adults with and without congenital heart disease and to scrutinize the associations between different available resources (e.g., social support) and adoption of certain coping ...
Soares, Joaquim J. F.,, Macassa, Gloria,, Eslami, Bahareh,, Soares, Joaquim,, Khankeh, HR,, Khankeh, Hamid Reza,, Sundin, Örjan,   +6 more
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Insights into the molecular mechanism of pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric patients with congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective

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Objective: Pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality for the subset of patients with recurrent or progressive disease.
Alyssa B. Kalustian, MD, Pengfei Ji, MS, Lalita Wadhwa, PhD, Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, Manish Bansal, MD, Athar M. Qureshi, MD, Jeffrey S. Heinle, MD, Ravi K. Birla, PhD   +7 more
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The Significance of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Assessing Congenital Heart Disease: Our Experience

, 2014
Background. The rapid expansion of pediatric cardiovascular surgery, along with the increase in the number of centers and operations, has also increased the use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
Guzeltas, Alper, Bilici, Meki, Odemis, Ender, Ergul, Yakup, EREK, Ersin, Ozyilmaz, Isa, Tola, Hasan Tahsin, Tanidir, Cansaran, BAKIR, İhsan, Haydin, Sertac   +9 more
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Outcomes of delayed chest closure after congenital heart surgery in neonates

La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
We present the outcomes of delayed chest closure in neonates who underwent congenital heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. Eighty-one consecutive neonatal patients (age ≤ 28 days) with congenital heart diseases who underwent heart operations and ...
Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Kyriaki Kolovou, Sotirios Katsaridis , Athina Maria Sait, Georgios Kourelis, Nicholas Giannopoulos, Dimitrios Bobos   +7 more
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Heart Murmur in Neonates: How Often Is It Caused by Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]

Objective: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common form of cardiovascular diseases in children. This study was performed from September 2006 to August 2007 in Ardebil, Westnorthern Iran.
انتشاری مقدم, افسانه, دوستکامی, حسین, میرزا رحیمی, مهرداد, عیسی زاده فر, خاطره, علی پور, رقیه, سعادتی, حکیمه   +5 more
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Rehabilitation program in adult congenital heart disease patients with pulmonary hypertension

, 2010
Introduction. It is commonly believed that physical activity may have a negative impact on pulmonary hypertension patients. The object of this study is to determine the tolerability of a directed exercise program in congenital heart disease patients with
Miranda Calderín, Guillermo, Ugarte-Lopetegui, Arantza, Rodríguez-González, Fayna, Martínez Quintana, Efrén   +3 more
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