Open Heart

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Objective To determine the magnitude of any excess risk of mortality and hospitalisation due to COVID-19 infection in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the UK healthcare system. Of patients with a positive COVID-19 test, patients with CHD were more likely than controls to be hospitalised (22.4% vs 14.5%; OR=1.77 (95% CI 1.60

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COVID-19 Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease 98

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 4, 2024

Aberrant left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a very rare congenital heart defect. Its coexistence with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is extremely rare. The high pr.

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Pulmonary Congenital 52

Heart BMJ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Objective This study assessed the long-term effects of triple therapy with prostanoids on patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD), as there is limited information on the safety and efficacy of this treatment approach.

Congenital Heart Disease 40

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Transpulmonary exosomal miRs offer valuable insights into pulmonary circulation microenvironments. Using an in vitro flow model simulating the shear stress experienced by pulmonary endothelial cells, we observed a significant upregulation of miR‐21.

Congenital Heart Disease 40

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Pulmonary Heart Disease 40

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 22, 2024

The left partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection is a rare congenital heart disease, especially with intact atrial septum. Now we reported a case of the left superior pulmonary vein drainage to left innomi.

Pulmonary 52

Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 28, 2024

AimPulmonary artery banding serves as an important palliative procedure used for the management of several congenital heart lesions. At the time of banding, the median age of patients was approximately 90 days [interquartile range, IQR, 30–150 days].

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Pulmonary Congenital Hospital Outcomes 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Aims A proportion of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) do not fit in the current classification.

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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Pulmonary Hypertension 64

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 14, 2024

Its use has been approved in the adult population with heart failure and described for pulmonary hypertension (PH). Only case reports and small series have been published about its use in the paediatric population and for congenital heart disease (CHD).

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Congenital Heart Disease Cardiomyopathy Congenital Heart Disease 59

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 5, 2024

IntroductionPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare congenital heart disease that proves to be a clinical challenge due to the rapidly progressive disease course and high rates of treatment complications. These 3D reconstructions were 3D printed using a clear resin ink and used in a benchtop experimental setup.

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Stenosis Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease Stents 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 8, 2024

BackgroundIn recent years, self‐expanding technology to treat pulmonary regurgitation in the native right ventricular outflow tract became Food and Drug Administration approved in the United States and is now routinely used. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Pulmonary Technology Congenital Hospital 45

The American Journal of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Publication date: Available online 2 September 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Alexandra C. van Dissel, Michele D'Alto, Andrea Farro, Harold Mathijssen, Marco C. Post, Pier P. Bassareo, Arie P.J. van Dijk, Barbara J.M. Mulder, Berto J.

Congenital Heart Disease 40

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary 40

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Fallot-type absent pulmonary valve is a rare and complex congenital heart disease. Repair surgery for this condition during the neonatal period has a mortality rate of over 50%. We reported a neonate with Fall.

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Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 11, 2024

Objective Early risk assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is crucial to ensure timely treatment. Class Activation Mapping (CAM) images demonstrated the model's attention focused on the pulmonary artery segment.

VSD 59

VSD Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease Congenital 59

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Herein, we compare conventional biplane angiography to multimodality image fusion with live fluoroscopy using two-dimensional (2D)–three-dimensional (3D) registration (MMIF 2D−3D ) and assess MMIF 2D−3D impact on radiation exposure and contrast volume during cardiac catheterization of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).

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Congenital Angioplasty Congenital Heart Disease Stents 59

HeartRhythm

JANUARY 29, 2024

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most prevalent form of cyanotic congenital heart disease and has become the poster child for the evolution and success of neonatal cardiac surgery.

Pulmonary 40

Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease Arrhythmia Congenital 40

The American Journal of Cardiology

JULY 9, 2024

Publication date: Available online 8 July 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Emanuela Concetta D'Angelo, Gabriele Egidy Assenza, Anna Balducci, Ylenia Bartolacelli, Ambra Bulgarelli, Lucio Careddu, Cristina Ciuca, Elisabetta Mariucci, Luca Ragni, Andrea Donti, Gaetano Domenico Gargiulo, Emanuela Angeli

Congenital Heart Disease 40

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary 40

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Crochetage sign on ECG in ASD ECG in ASD with severe pulmonary hypertension: Tall R’ in V1, ST depression in inferior leads and V2-V5, and T inversion in inferior leads and V1-V6 are seen. All these features together in a cyanotic congenital heart disease is characteristic of tricuspid atresia.

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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease VSD 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 17, 2024

Atrial septal defect – Ostium Primum, Ostium Secundum, Sinus Venosus Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return Atrioventricular septal defect Ventricular septal defect – inlet, outlet, perimembranous, muscular Patent ductus arteriosus Aortopulmonary window Coronary artery fistula draining to right heart Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (..)

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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Aneurysm 52

Open Heart

JULY 17, 2023

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is likely to increase vulnerability and understanding the predictors of adverse outcomes is key to optimising care. to 1.10 (p<0.01)) and with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; OR 5.99, 95% CI 1.34 Background COVID-19 has caused significant worldwide morbidity and mortality. to 26.91 (p=0.02)).

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COVID-19 Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease 40

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

D-Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a rare congenital heart defect where the pulmonary artery originates from the left ventricle (LV) and the aorta from the right ventricle (RV).

Tricuspid 40

Tricuspid Pulmonary Bicuspid/Mitral Congenital 40

HeartRhythm

MARCH 12, 2024

A 37-year-old woman with biventricular repair for pulmonary atresia and an intact ventricular septum was referred for an electrophysiological study in the context of recurrent atrial arrhythmias with multiple electrical cardioversions. Her clinical tachycardia was easily inducible and had a cycle length (TCL) of 340 ms.

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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Electrophysiology 40

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 1, 2024

Transcript of the video: Hemodynamic vise is the term given to compression of a vertical vein, which ascends to the brachiocephalic vein, between a bronchus and pulmonary artery. This produces a vicious cycle and that is why it is known as hemodynamic vise in certain types of congenital heart diseases which have a vertical vein.

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Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

JANUARY 14, 2024

Right Heart Catheterization in Tetralogy of Fallot With the availability of high resolution echocardiographic images and Doppler echocardiography, role of cardiac catheterization has come down in tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases in general. Normal subjects have a value around 2.1. If McGoon’s ratio is below 0.8,

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Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Anatomy Congenital 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 30, 2024

Transcript of video: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is a very severe form of congenital heart disease, in which, the left ventricle, aorta and mitral and aortic valves are hypoplastic and valves may be atretic as well. A Gore-Tex tube is used and this maintains, this is a Blalock-Taussig shunt, which maintains pulmonary circulation.

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Aortic valve Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease Circulation 52

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 11, 2024

Abstract Introduction Patients with congenital heart disease are at increased risk for requiring cardiac pacing during their lifetime. Due to atrial and ventricular pacing dependence, a comprehensive congenital care team concluded the need for lead extraction and replacement of pacemaker via leadless peacemaking device.

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Pacemaker Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Anatomy 40

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Patients with adult congenital heart disease are at risk for ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) or sudden cardiac death.

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Sudden Cardiac Death Congenital Heart Disease Tachycardia Congenital 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 25, 2024

Nowhere is the need for fully absorbable metal stents greater than in patients experiencing vascular anomalies associated with congenital heart disease (CHD).

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Stents Stent Pediatrics Congenital Heart Disease 52

Wellnest

JANUARY 24, 2024

In a remarkable leap forward for pediatric cardiac care, a groundbreaking partial heart transplant procedure has emerged as a beacon of hope for infants facing severe congenital heart conditions. The surgical team skillfully dissected the pulmonary artery ostia and coronary artery buttons, preparing for the intricate transplant.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Pediatrics Congenital 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 29, 2024

Transcript of video: Tetralogy of Fallot is one of the commonest cyanotic congenital heart diseases. One is ventricular septal defect, second is overriding aorta, third is pulmonary stenosis, usually right ventricular outflow tract stenosis and associated right ventricular hypertrophy. As the name implies, there are four defects.

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Sudden Cardiac Death Pulmonary Stenosis Arrhythmia 52

HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation for which the left atrium (LA) is usually accessed by the antegrade femoral venous route and transseptal puncture. However, in rare cases, alternative routes must be used to overcome anatomical challenges (congenital or acquired).

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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Bicuspid/Mitral Congenital 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

DECEMBER 28, 2023

BACKGROUND:Maldistribution of pulmonary blood flow in patients with congenital heart disease impacts exertional performance and pulmonary artery growth. Currently, measurement of relative pulmonary perfusion can only be performed outside the catheterization laboratory. P&lt;0.001).

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Catheterization Laboratory Congenital Heart Disease Laboratory Pulmonary 40

MIBHS

APRIL 15, 2024

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect. Known as one of the most common congenital heart defects in children, ASD affects more than 2,000 babies each year. Also, if you’re dealing with a condition, such as pulmonary hypertension, you may need to take medication beforehand to get it under control and ready for repair.

Congenital 52

Congenital Pulmonary Blood Pressure Arrhythmia 52

DAIC

APRIL 18, 2024

Two articles and an accompanying editorial in Heart Rhythm , the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society , and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society , published by Elsevier , address the controversy and recommend shortening the blanking period.

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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Heart Rhythm Article 111

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

BackgroundThe right ventricle (RV) is at risk in patients with complex congenital heart disease involving right‐sided obstructive lesions. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. We have shown that capillary rarefaction occurs early in the pressure‐loaded RV. Capillary rarefaction occurred immediately.

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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Purpose This study aims to evaluate deep learning (DL) denoising reconstructions for image quality improvement of Doppler ultrasound (DUS)-gated fetal cardiac MRI in congenital heart disease (CHD). Diagnostic confidence was assessed for the atria, ventricles, foramen ovale, valves, great vessels, aortic arch, and pulmonary veins.

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Congenital Heart Disease Ultrasound Congenital Aortic 64

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 8, 2024

We describe a fetus with prenatal echocardiographic findings of BDA and right aortic arch mirror-image branching (RAA-MIB) combined with congenital heart disease. According to the double arch theory, BDA is formed when the distal ends of the sixth pairs of primitive arches on the left and right sides have not regressed.

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Congenital Heart Disease Aortic Pulmonary Ultrasound 52

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

APRIL 18, 2024

This is to create a small regulatory orifice in the IAS ( A complicated term for a small ASD ) to decompress the LA and reduce pulmonary congestive symptoms. Antonio F Corno, et al JTVS 200 3 Remote controlled pulmonary artery banding Curious minds might ask, can’t we decompress LV it self by creating a small VSD. JAMA Cardiol.

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Preserved Ejection Fraction Pulmonary Congenital Heart Disease VSD 40