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Assessment of anatomy of the aorta in patients with a coarctation of aorta

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2023
Background Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a congenital heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the aorta, resulting in reduced blood flow to the body and increased pressure in the left ventricle.
B. B. Turaev, Kh. K. Abralov, B. Kh. Kobiljonov, N. Sh. Ibragimov   +3 more
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Nationwide Survey Reveals High Prevalence of Non-Swimmers among Children with Congenital Heart Defects

Children, 2023
Background: Physical activity is important for children with congenital heart defects (CHD), not only for somatic health, but also for neurologic, emotional, and psychosocial development. Swimming is a popular endurance sport which is in general suitable
Christian Apitz, Dominik Tobias, Paul Helm, Ulrike M. Bauer, Claudia Niessner, Jannos Siaplaouras   +5 more
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Spontaneous resolution of atrial and ventricular septal defects in Malta [PDF]

, 1998
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the commonest congenital malformation, and ventricular septal defect (VSD) and atrial septal defect (ASD) are the commonest forms of CHD.
Bailey, Mark, Mercieca, Victor, Grech, Victor E.   +2 more
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Transcatheter closure of Ventricular Septal defects in Malta : initial experience [PDF]

, 2005
Ventricular septal defects (VSD) consist of deficiencies of the wall separating the two ventricles. VSDs are the commonest congenital cardiac defects. Small VSDs rarely require intervention, however, larger defects cause ventricular volume overload with ...
Aquilina, Oscar, DeGiovanni, Joseph V., Manche, Alexander, Magic, Jadran, Grech, Victor E., Formosa Gouder, Mireille, Fenech, Albert   +6 more
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Ascending aortic dilation and aortic regurgitation — a neglected problem among single-ventricle patients after Fontan palliation

Cardiology Journal
BACKGROUND: The Fontan procedure revolutionized the management of univentricular heart physiology but is associated with long-term complications. Although pulmonary vascular disease, atrioventricular valve regurgitation, and ventricular dysfunction are ...
Małgorzata Kowalczyk, Ilona Kowalik, Mirosław Kowalski, Piotr Hoffman   +3 more
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Spatio-Temporal Distribution and Demographic Characteristics of Congenital Heart Defects in Guangdong, China, 2016–2020

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundCongenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defects and bring a heavy disease burden in China. Examining the temporal and spatial trends of congenital heart defects epidemics can give some elementary knowledge for succeeding ...
Huazhang Miao, Huazhang Miao, Huazhang Miao, Qinghui Zeng, Zengping Shi, Yi Xia, Lushaobo Shi, Dongxue Chen, Pi Guo, Yingxian Zhu, Dong Wang   +10 more
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Bridging clinical care and lived experience: early implementation of longitudinal health-related quality of life monitoring in congenital heart disease

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundCongenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common congenital malformations, and, although survival rates now exceed 90%, children remain at risk for long-term psychomotor, cognitive, and psychosocial difficulties.
Jana Willems, Philipp A. Müller, Anna Erbers, Franziska Renninger, Alina Stricker, Vera König, Rouven Kubicki, Hannah E. Kappler, Alexej Bobrowski, Brigitte Stiller, Christoph Zürn   +10 more
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It Is Not Carved in Stone—The Need for a Genetic Reevaluation of Variants in Pediatric Cardiomyopathies

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2022
(1) Background: In cardiomyopathies, identification of genetic variants is important for the correct diagnosis and impacts family cascade screening. A classification system was published by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) in ...
Dominik Sebastian Westphal, Kathrin Pollmann, Christoph Marschall, Annette Wacker-Gussmann, Renate Oberhoffer-Fritz, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Peter Ewert, Cordula Maria Wolf   +7 more
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Ectopia cordis : a report of two cases in Cameroon [PDF]

, 2014
This article reports two cases of ectopia cordis in two children aged one day and twenty months respectively. A one day old newborn had complete thoracic ectopia cordis associated with an internal cardiac defect and severe thoracic and abdominal wall ...
Mbassi Awa, Hubert Desire, Chelo, David, Nde Kamgne, M., Nguefack Dongmo, Felicitee, Koki Ndombo, Paul O., Menanga, Alain P., Ngo Um, Suzanne   +6 more
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Consanguineous marriage and congenital heart defects: a case-control study in the neonatal period.

, 2006
The independent effect of consanguinity on the prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs), all and specific types, was investigated in newborns admitted to nine hospitals located in Beirut, Lebanon and members of the National Collaborative Perinatal ...
Fadi C., Ghina M., Makhoul G., Fadi B., Joseph R., Hala T., May K., Yunis, Khalid, Rashkidi, Joseph, Chamseddine, Fadi, Kassar, May, Khalid Y., Tamim, Hala, Mumtaz, Ghina, Bitar, Fadi, Makhoul, Ghaith   +15 more
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