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Congenital heart block associated with Sjögren syndrome: case report [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Congenital heart block is a rare complication of pregnancy associated with Sjögren Syndrome that may result in the death of the foetus or infant, or the need for pacing in the newborn or at a later stage.Case report: The case is presented of ...
Poate, Timothy W.J., Penelope J Shirlaw, Michael P Escudier, Shirlaw, Penelope J., Moutasim, Karwan A., Timothy WJ Poate, Escudier, Michael P., Karwan A Moutasim   +7 more
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Development and Validation of the CHDSI Questionnaire: A New Tool for Measuring Disease-Specific Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Defects

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Congenital heart defects (CHD) affect around 1% of the population, making them the most common congenital disease worldwide. Thanks to advances in treatment, over 90% of affected children are able to reach adulthood, shifting ...
Paul C. Helm, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Peter Ewert, Julia Remmele   +3 more
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Genetic Diagnostics Contribute to the Risk Stratification for Major Arrhythmic Events in Pediatric Patients with Long QT Syndrome Type 1–3

Cardiogenetics, 2022
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an inherited arrhythmic disorder associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD). This study aimed to identify the clinical and molecular genetic risk factors that contribute to major arrhythmic events (MAEs) in patients with ...
Tobias Burkard, Dominik Sebastian Westphal, Franziska Markel, Roman Antonin Gebauer, Gabriele Hessling, Cordula Maria Wolf   +5 more
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New Insights into the Education of Children with Congenital Heart Disease with and without Trisomy 21

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), especially as a concomitant syndromal disease of trisomy 21 (T21), are at risk for impaired neurodevelopment. This can also affect these patients’ education.
Katharina R. L. Schmitt, Laura K. Sievers, Alina Hütter, Hashim Abdul-Khaliq, Martin Poryo, Felix Berger, Ulrike M. M. Bauer, Paul C. Helm, Constanze Pfitzer   +8 more
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Clinical outcome of COVID-19 in patients with adult congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 2021
Congenital; Heart defectsCongénito; Defectos del corazónCongènit; Defectes cardíacsAims Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are a potentially vulnerable patient cohort in case of COVID-19.
Miranda Barrio, Berta, Bouma, Berto, Budts, Werner, Ruperti-Repilado, Francisco Javier, Baumgartner, Helmut, Bouchardy, Judith, Schwerzmann, Markus   +6 more
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Interventional Partial Cavopulmonary Connection: Initial Clinical Experience With Acute Procedural up to Midterm Results

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Creation of a partial cavopulmonary anasthomosis in patients with isolated right‐sided heart failure or patients with cyanosis and intracardial right‐to‐left shunt and reduced blood flow in the pulmonary circulation may provide a significant ...
Katarzyna Gendera, Peter Ewert, Stanimir Georgiev, Andreas Eicken, Daniel Tanase, Kristina Borgmann, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Nicole Nagdyman, Julie Cleuziou, Dunja Renner, Pinar Bambul Heck   +10 more
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Consanguinity and the risk of congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 2012
Consanguineous unions have been associated with an increased susceptibility to various forms of inherited disease. Although consanguinity is known to contribute to recessive diseases, the potential role of consanguinity in certain common birth defects is
Hudgins, L., Shieh, J.T.C., Bittles, A.H.   +2 more
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Safety and Efficacy of Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Repair of Congenital Heart Defects in Children

, 2023
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive repair of congenital heart defects in children has not gained wide popularity yet compared to minimally invasive approaches in adults. We sought to review our experience with this approach in children.
Kumar, Sacha, Kloesel, Benjamin, Salem, Mahmoud I., McCarthy, Christina M, Salem, Mahmoud I, Greathouse, Kristin C., Said, Sameh M, Sainathan, Sandeep, Brown, Nicholas, Greathouse, Kristin C, McCarthy, Christina M., Said, Sameh M., Sandeep Sainathan, Christina M McCarthy, Sameh M Said, Nicholas Brown, Benjamin Kloesel, Mahmoud I Salem, Sacha Kumar, Kristin C Greathouse   +19 more
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CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) represent one of the most common congenital anomalies worldwide, affecting approximately 1% of live births. They range from simple defects, such as atrial septal defects, to complex malformations like tetralogy of Fallot and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Ibragimov Saidburxon Abdumajid o'g'li, Temirov Javoxir Baxriddin o'g'li, Vahobov Karimjon Vafoqul o'g'li   +2 more
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Adults with congenital heart disease: the patients' perspective. [PDF]

Over the last 50 years technical and other advances have resulted in more than 90% of children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) surviving and reaching adulthood.
Lyon, Joy E.
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