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Adults with congenital heart disease faced higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm over five years. Adults with congenital heart disease who developed an irregular heart rhythm in the heart’s upper.

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Intraoperative Conduction Mapping in Complex Congenital Heart Disease

American College of Cardiology

What is the impact of intraoperative His bundle (HB) mapping during complex biventricular congenital heart disease (CHD) repair on postoperative atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker (AVB/PM)?

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Latest research redefines neurodevelopmental risks, outcomes for congenital heart disease

American Heart News - Heart News

Statement Highlights: A new American Heart Association scientific statement updates more than a decade of research identifying, managing and preventing neurodevelopmental delays and disorders among people with congenital heart disease.

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Genetic syndromes associated with congenital heart disease

Heart BMJ

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting 1% of live births. The underlying cause of congenital heart disease is frequently unknown. Each syndrome is associated with specific congenital and acquired comorbidities and a particular clinical risk profile.

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Challenges and opportunities in patients with adult congenital heart disease, a narrative review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Adult congenital heart disease Pregnancy Transition of care Challenges heart failure.

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Tachyarrhythmias in congenital heart disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in adult patients has risen with advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques. Patients with CHD commonly experience both supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, with each CHD type associated with different arrhythmia patterns.

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PROPHYLACTIC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: NEW INSIGHTS AND FRESH CONTROVERSY

HeartRhythm

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) represents the poster child for monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (MVT) in congenital heart disease. Sustained MVT affects approximately 10% of such patients at 30 years after cardiac repair and is inextricably related to the burden of sudden cardiac death (SCD).(1)