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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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Carcinoid heart disease: [PDF]
European Heart Journal, 2015 A 72-year-old gentleman presented with right heart failure (RHF) from tricuspid insufficiency. He also noted episodes of diarrhoea and flushing. Echocardiogram showed severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) with thickened tricuspid leaflets ( Panel A ).
Dashwood, Alexander +2 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Giuseppe Berton +5 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Introduction Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a widely used treatment option as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at high or intermediate surgical risk.
Sahrai Saeed +5 more
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Heart surgery of severe rheumatic heart disease – a rapid review [PDF]
, 2021 Heart surgery such as valve repair or valve replacement may at some point become necessary for people with severe rheumatic heart disease. Research is lacking about the comparative effectiveness and safety of heart surgeries for people with severe ...
Fønhus, Marita Sporstøl +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The right ventricle´s (RV) characteristics—thin walls and trabeculation—make it challenging to evaluate extracellular volume (ECV). We aimed to assess the feasibility of RV ECV measurements in congenital heart disease (CHD), and to introduce a novel ECV ...
Nadya Al-Wakeel-Marquard +9 more
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Thyroid Disease and the Heart [PDF]
Current Problems in Cardiology, 2007 The cardiovascular signs and symptoms of thyroid disease are some of the most profound and clinically relevant findings that accompany both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. On the basis of the understanding of the cellular mechanisms of thyroid hormone action on the heart and cardiovascular system, it is possible to explain the changes in cardiac ...
Irwin, Klein, Sara, Danzi
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Coarctation of the Aorta: Diagnosis and Management
Diagnostics, 2023 Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for approximately 5–8% of all congenital heart defects. Depending on the severity of the CoA and the presence of associated cardiac lesions, the clinical presentation and age vary.
Sadaf Raza +10 more
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Challenges of congenital heart disease in grown-up patients
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2017 Nowadays, more than 90% of all children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) reach adult life. Although initially considered to be cured, the majority of them continue to need specialised follow-up because they require re-do interventions or are at
Markus Schwerzmann +5 more
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