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Heart transplantation outcomes in patients with Fontan circulation: Updated systematic review and meta-analysisCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objective: A subset of patients with Fontan circulation develops progressive circulatory failure requiring advanced therapies such as heart transplantation. We performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate survival and complication
Andrey Semyashkin, MD, Alina Sandica, MD, Stephan Schubert, MD, Stephan Molatta, MD, Leonid Gherta, MD, Lotfi Ben Mime, MD   +5 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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Translating scores into meaning: a co-produced forum for patient-reported outcome measure interpretation in pediatric congenital heart disease

Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) and co-production are intended to increase the relevance and uptake of health research, yet structured ways of jointly interpreting patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) data in real time remain limited ...
Jana Willems, Anna Eyrich, Jens Terjung, Alina Stricker, Vera König, Alienor Ringwald, Petra Huth, Brigitte Stiller, Thorsten Langer, Christoph Zürn   +9 more
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Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus in infants weighing less than 6 kilograms – a two-center experience. Technical considerations

Cardiology Journal
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter closure has become the method of choice for treating patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in a majority of patients. The only approved device for treating infants weighing less than 6 kilograms is the Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder (APO).
Michał Gałeczka, Michał Kapałka, Maciej Chojnicki, Michał Krawiec, Filip Tyc, Roland Fiszer   +5 more
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Quality of life in children with infrequent congenital heart defects: cohort study with one-year of follow-up

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background The evidence regarding patient related outcomes in children with infrequent congenital heart defects (I-CHD) is very limited. We sought to measure quality of life (QoL) in children with I-CHD, and secondarily, to describe QoL changes after one-
Karen Moreno-Medina, Magally Barrera-Castañeda, Catalina Vargas-Acevedo, Alberto E. García-Torres, Miguel Ronderos, Manuel Huertas-Quiñones, Silvana Cabrera, María Teresa Domínguez, Nestor Sandoval Reyes, Rodolfo J. Dennis   +9 more
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Optical genome mapping uncovers clinically relevant structural variants in congenital heart disease with heterotaxy

Frontiers in Genetics
IntroductionThe genetic factors underlying congenital heart disease and heterotaxy (CHD/HTX) are complex, including copy number variants, loss-of-function mutations, and missense variants, many of which can be detected by high-throughput sequencing.
Shaojie Min, Jingwei Sun, Weicheng Chen, Zhiyu Feng, Quannan Zhuang, Yuan Gao, Siyi Lin, Siyu Sun, Yuquan Lu, Shuolin Li, Xueying Tian, Guoying Huang, Guoying Huang, Guoying Huang, Wei Sheng, Wei Sheng, Wei Sheng, Xianghui Huang, Xianghui Huang   +18 more
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Prenatally Diagnosed Isolated Coronary Arterial Fistula Leading to Severe Complications at Birth

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018
Prenatal diagnosis of a huge coronary artery fistula between the left coronary artery and the right ventricle was made by Doppler echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. Progression of the dilated fistula was monitored throughout pregnancy.
A. Wacker-Gussmann, T. Esser, S. M. Lobmaier, M. O. Vogt, E. Ostermayer, R. Oberhoffer   +5 more
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Aortic valve neocuspidization in children: A systematic review and meta-analysisCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Background: Aortic valve neocuspidization (AVNeo) has emerged as a reconstructive alternative for children with aortic valve disease who are poor candidates for prosthetic replacement or the Ross procedure.
Andrey Semyashkin, MD, Julia Nesteruk, MD, Lotfi Ben Mime, MD   +2 more
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Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation has become an attractive method of dysfunctional right ventricle outflow tract treatment. Case presentation We describe a unique case of a 20-year-old Caucasian male patient with a complex cyanotic ...
Michal Kapalka, Michal Galeczka, Michal Krawiec, Roland Fiszer   +3 more
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Trends in Nutritional Status and Dietary Behavior in School-Aged Children with Congenital Heart Defects

Children
Background: Malnutrition and poor weight gain has been reported in infants with congenital heart defects (CHDs); however data in older children with CHDs are limited. In order to obtain representative data on the nutritional status, dietary behavior, and
Dominik Tobias, Paul Christian Helm, Ulrike Maria Margarethe Bauer, Claudia Niessner, Sigrid Hahn, Jannos Siaplaouras, Christian Apitz   +6 more
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