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Sudden cardiac death in adults with congenital heart disease: Lessons to Learn from the ATROPOS registry

International 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, Ulrike MM. Bauer, Michael Frey, Jens Beudt, Helmut Baumgartner, Gerhard-Paul Diller   +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

Journal 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, Svetlana Ptushkina, Julia Hock, Celina Fritz, Jürgen Hörer, Gabriele Hessling, Peter Ewert, Alfred Hager, Cordula M. Wolf   +8 more
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RNA expression profiles and regulatory networks in human right ventricular hypertrophy due to high pressure load

iScience, 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, Joachim Photiadis, Robert Cesnjevar, Jens Scheewe, Ulrike M.M. Bauer, Thomas Pickardt, Hans-Heiner Kramer, Sven Dittrich, Felix Berger, Georg Hansmann   +9 more
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Umbilical catheter placement aided by coronary guidewires

Molecular 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, Stanimir Georgiev, Peter Ewert, Stefan Eckstein, Christoph Fusch, Niels Rochow   +5 more
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Oxygen Availability in Respiratory Muscles During Exercise in Children Following Fontan Operation

Frontiers 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, Rhoia Neidenbach, Celina Fritz, Renate M. Oberhoffer, Peter Ewert, Alfred Hager, Nicole Nagdyman   +6 more
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Substantial radiation reduction in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease interventions with a novel X-ray imaging technology

International 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, Christoph M. Happel, Maria Mauti, Cherif Sahyoun, Lea Z. Tebart, Deniz Kececioglu, Kai Thorsten Laser   +6 more
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A Biobank for Long-term and Sustainable Research in the Field of Congenital Heart Disease in Germany

Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 2016
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent birth defect (0.8%–1% of all live births). Due to the advance in prenatal and postnatal early diagnosis and treatment, more than 90% of these patients survive into adulthood today. However, several mid-
Thomas Pickardt, Eva Niggemeyer, Ulrike M.M. Bauer, Hashim Abdul-Khaliq   +3 more
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Nationwide Registry‐Based Analysis of Infective Endocarditis Risk After Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Journal 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, Dörte Huscher, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Aleksandra Urban, Johannes Nordmeyer, Stephan Schubert, Joachim Photiadis, Felix Berger, Sabine Klaassen   +8 more
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Microcephaly is associated with impaired educational development in children with congenital heart disease

Frontiers 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, Constanze Pfitzer, Constanze Pfitzer, Laura K. Sievers, Alina Hütter, Hashim-Abdul Khaliq, Martin Poryo, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Paul C. Helm, Paul C. Helm, Katharina R. L. Schmitt, Katharina R. L. Schmitt   +15 more
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Transition in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease in Germany: Results of a Nationwide Patient Survey

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017
BackgroundA growing number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) pose a particular challenge for health care systems across the world. Upon turning into 18 years, under the German national health care system, ACHD patients are required to switch
Paul C. Helm, Paul C. Helm, Harald Kaemmerer, Günter Breithardt, Günter Breithardt, Elisabeth J. Sticker, Roland Keuchen, Rhoia Neidenbach, Gerhard-Paul Diller, Gerhard-Paul Diller, Oktay Tutarel, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Ulrike M. M. Bauer   +13 more
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