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MEF2C regulates outflow tract alignment and transcriptional control of Tdgf1 [PDF]

, 2016
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects in humans, and those that affect the proper alignment of the outflow tracts and septation of the ventricles are a highly significant cause of morbidity and mortality in infants.
Barnes, Ralston M., Black, Brian L., Harris, Ian S., Jaehnig, E., McCulley, David J., Norris, Russell A., Rojas González, Anabel, Sauls, Kimberly, Schachterle, William, Sinha, Tanvi   +9 more
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Congenital Heart Defects in Adulthood [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2011
More than 90% of children with congenital heart defects now survive into adulthood; just a few decades ago, survival was rare, particularly among patients with complex defects. The new population of adults with congenital heart disease presents a special challenge to physicians from all of the involved specialties.Selective literature review.A complete
Helmut Baumgartner, Gerhard-Paul Diller, Günter Breithardt   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Genetic Counseling Of Women With Congenital Heart Diseases Of Fetus [PDF]

, 2019
Aim of the work. Determine the effectiveness of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects in the fetus and the informativeness of different markers used in the medical-genetic counseling of pregnant women..Materials and methods.
Helner, N. (Nadiya), Makukh, H. (Halyna), Prokopchuk, N. (Natalia), Sharhorodska, Y. (Yevheniya)   +3 more
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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Elderly Patients: Initial and One-Year Follow-Up Results—Do We Have the Proper Device?

Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2020
Objectives. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in elderly patients is an uncommon anomaly, and the duct itself is often calcified and fragile; therefore, transcatheter closure is more difficult.
Michal Galeczka, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Jacek Bialkowski, Sebastian Smerdzinski, Mateusz Knop, Adam Sukiennik, Roland Fiszer   +6 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
doaj   +1 more source

Gene-based genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of conotruncal heart defects. [PDF]

, 2019
Conotruncal heart defects (CTDs) are among the most common and severe groups of congenital heart defects. Despite evidence of an inherited genetic contribution to CTDs, little is known about the specific genes that contribute to the development of CTDs ...
Agopian, AJ, Goldmuntz, Elizabeth, Hakonarson, Hakon, Mitchell, Laura E, Morrow, Bernice E, Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium, Sewda, Anshuman, Taylor, Deanne   +7 more
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Global birth prevalence of congenital heart defects 1970–2017: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 260 studies

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
Background Globally, access to healthcare and diagnostic technologies are known to substantially impact the reported birth prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD).
Yingjuan Liu, Sen Chen, L. Zühlke, G. Black, M. Choy, Ningxiu Li, B. Keavney   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Congenital Heart Defects in the United States: Estimating the Magnitude of the Affected Population in 2010.

Circulation, 2016
Background: Because of advancements in care, there has been a decline in mortality from congenital heart defects (CHDs) over the past several decades. However, there are no current empirical data documenting the number of people living with CHDs in the ...
S. Gilboa, O. Devine, James E. Kucik, M. Oster, Tiffany J. Riehle‐Colarusso, W. Nembhard, P. Xu, A. Correa, K. Jenkins, A. Marelli   +9 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources