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CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS

open access: yesEurasian Journal of Medical and Natural Sciences, 2023
Congenital heart defects (TYN), also known as congenital heart anomaly and congenital heart disease, are defects in the structure of the heart or great vessels present at birth. Congenital heart defects are classified as cardiovascular diseases. Signs and symptoms depend on the specific type of defect. Symptoms can be harmless or life-threatening.
Askaryans Vera Petrovna   +1 more
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Sudden cardiac death in adults with congenital heart disease: Lessons to Learn from the ATROPOS registry

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2022
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most frequent causes of death in adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD). Despite the rare frequency of its occurrence, the incident appears often when unexpected, and many affected patients had not ...
Alicia Jeanette Fischer   +5 more
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Peak Oxygen Uptake on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Is a Predictor for Severe Arrhythmic Events during Three-Year Follow-Up in Patients with Complex Congenital Heart Disease

open access: yesJournal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2022
Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk for severe arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD). Although implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) effectively prevent SCD, risk stratification for primary prophylaxis in ...
Felix von Sanden   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

RNA expression profiles and regulatory networks in human right ventricular hypertrophy due to high pressure load

open access: yesiScience, 2021
Summary: Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) occurs in high pressure afterload, e.g., tetralogy of Fallot/pulmonary stenosis (TOF/PS). Such RVH is associated with alterations in energy metabolism, neurohormonal and epigenetic dysregulation (e.g ...
Philippe Chouvarine   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Umbilical catheter placement aided by coronary guidewires

open access: yesMolecular and Cellular Pediatrics, 2023
Catheterization of the umbilical vessels has proven to be an effective and relatively rapid method for gaining central vascular access in neonates.
Katarzyna Gendera   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nationwide Registry‐Based Analysis of Infective Endocarditis Risk After Pulmonary Valve Replacement

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Infective endocarditis (IE) after pulmonary valve replacements in congenital heart disease is a significant concern. This study aimed to identify specific long‐term risk factors for IE after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation or ...
Clara Stammnitz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microcephaly is associated with impaired educational development in children with congenital heart disease

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate the school careers of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and microcephaly.MethodsAn exploratory online survey was conducted on patients from a previous study on somatic development in children with CHD in ...
Constanze Pfitzer   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oxygen Availability in Respiratory Muscles During Exercise in Children Following Fontan Operation

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Introduction: As survival of previously considered as lethal congenital heart disease forms is the case in our days, issues regarding quality of life including sport and daily activities emerge.
Fabian Stöcker   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac Muscle Training—A New Way of Recognizing and Supporting Recovery for LVAD Patients in the Pediatric Population

open access: yesLife, 2022
Patients with refractory heart failure due to chronic progressive cardiac myopathy (CM) may require mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation. A few patients can be weaned from support devices if recovery can be achieved.
Anca Racolta   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Substantial radiation reduction in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease interventions with a novel X-ray imaging technology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2015
Background: Pediatric catheterization exposes patients to varying radiation doses. Concerns over the effects of X-ray radiation dose on the patient population have increased in recent years.
Nikolaus A. Haas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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