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Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know

Conquering CHD

Congenital heart disease is a daunting diagnosis for any parent. We’ll cover common types of medications used to treat congenital heart disease, what parents should know about their use, and potential side effects to watch out for. Be sure to talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns.

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The mechanics of congenital heart disease: from a morphological trait to the functional echocardiographic evaluation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Advances in pediatric cardiac surgery have resulted in a recent growing epidemic of children and young adults with congenital heart diseases (CHDs). Cardiac function significantly influences outcomes in CHDs, necessitating regular patient follow-up to detect clinical changes and relevant risk factors.

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Cardiac Reverse Remodeling and Changes in Heart Failure Indices After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Background:There are limited data about changes in cardiac function (cardiac reverse remodeling) and heart failure indices after transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement (TT-VIVR). Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print.

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Hybrid stage 1 palliation for HLHS: the experience of a tertiary center in a developing country

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) accounts for 2.6% of congenital heart disease and is an invariably fatal cardiac anomaly if left untreated. Notably, all surviving patients maintained preserved and satisfactory cardiac function with good clinical status.

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Clipping Spline Technique Progresses Reproductive Health and Cardiac Development Research

DAIC

An improved understanding of heart development could help inform new clinical strategies in managing congenital heart diseases, which are the most common type of birth defects, said research team leader Shang Wang from Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Abstract 4146466: Targeting Gut Microbiota-Derived Kynurenine to Predict and Protect the Remodeling of the Pressure Overloaded Young Heart

Circulation

Background:Without timely intervention, pressure-overloading left ventricular (poLV) remodeling may become progressive and readily degenerate into heart failure. Plasma Kyn levels were clinically associated with the cardiac functions and the degree of remodeling.