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Interventions for adult congenital heart disease

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01118-1 The past 20 years have witnessed remarkable progress in the evolution of transcatheter procedures for the treatment of adult patients with congenital heart disease.

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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treated

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- In people with heart disease and comorbid anxiety or depression, mental health treatment showed strong links to better clinical outcomes in an observational analysis of the Ohio Medicaid database. Those hospitalized with coronary.

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Peripandemic outcomes of infants treated for sentinel congenital heart diseases in England and Wales

Open Heart

Background Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are clinically vulnerable to cardiac deteriorations and intercurrent infections. We aimed to quantify the impact of health system disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, on their clinical outcomes and whether these differed by socioeconomic and ethnic subgroups.

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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. Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated major reallocation of healthcare services.

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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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Cardiovascular outcomes in long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Random-effects meta-analyses examined the pooled risk difference in the prevalence of each symptom or symptom combination in cases with confirmed SARS-coV-2 infection compared with controls.ResultsEight cohort studies were eligible, including nearly 10 million people.