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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children: prospective cohort analyses of 26 270 procedures in 17 860 children using CVD-COVID-UK consortium record linkage data

Open Heart

Our aim was to assess the impact on paediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) procedures during different pandemic periods compared with the prepandemic period, to inform appropriate responses to future major health services disruptions.

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Congenital heart disease research landscape in the Arab world: a 25-year bibliometric review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background While research on congenital heart disease has been extensively conducted worldwide, comprehensive studies from developing countries and the Arab world remain scarce. Aim This study aims to perform a bibliometric review of research on congenital heart disease in the Arab world from 1997 to 2022.

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Peak oxygen consumption by smartwatches compared with cardiopulmonary exercise test in complex congenital heart disease

Heart BMJ

Objective To evaluate for correlation between exercise capacity as assessed by peak oxygen consumption (pVO 2 ) measurement during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and smartwatches reporting this parameter in patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) complex lesions.

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Abstract WMP70: Neuroradiological Markers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease After Fontan Surgery

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Fontan surgery performed during childhood enhances the lifespan and quality of life of patients with critical congenital heart disease. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP70-AWMP70, February 1, 2024.

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Medical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter with class IC antiarrhythmic drugs in young patients with and without congenital heart disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract Introduction The use of flecainide and propafenone for medical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter/intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia (IART) is well-described in adults without congenital heart disease (CHD). The unit of analysis was each episode of AF/IART.

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Considerations for Gender?Affirming Hormonal and Surgical Care Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundTransgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals and long‐term survivors with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are both growing populations with specialized needs.

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Alterations in Liver Perfusion in Adults With Fontan Circulation as Assessed by Dual Cholate Clearance

Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundFontan circulation (FC) in complex congenital heart disease is characterized by altered hemodynamics and associated with Fontanassociated liver disease. Patients with FC may exhibit abnormalities in cholate clearance due to abnormal perfusion.