Ambulatory Health Care Service Use and Costs Among Commercially Insured US Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.18752
Abstract: This study examines the ambulatory health care use and costs of adults with congenital heart disease in the US. read more here.
Keywords: health care; use costs; ambulatory health; heart disease ... See more keywords
Use of 3‐D digital subtraction rotational angiography during cardiac catheterization of infants and adults with congenital heart diseases
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27180
Abstract: To compare image quality, radiation and contrast doses required to obtain 3D‐Digital subtraction rotational angiography (3D‐DSRA) with 3D‐Digital rotational angiography (3D‐DRA) in infants (children ≤ 2 years of age) and adults with congenital heart diseases (ACHD). read more here.
Keywords: rotational angiography; congenital heart; angiography; digital subtraction ... See more keywords
Contrast volume to estimated glomerular filtration rate ratio for prediction of contrast‐induced acute kidney injury after cardiac catheterization in adults with congenital heart disease
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27798
Abstract: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are vulnerable to contrast‐induced acute kidney injury (CI‐AKI) after cardiac catheterization. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for clinically significant CI‐AKI and evaluate the predictive… read more here.
Keywords: contrast; heart disease; contrast induced; catheterization ... See more keywords
It Is Not Taboo: Addressing Sexual Function in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s11886-018-1029-0
Abstract: Purpose of the ReviewTo review the current state of literature on sexual dysfunction in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).Recent FindingsThe prevalence of sexual dysfunction in ACHD is approximately 28%. Compared to age-matched cohorts, the… read more here.
Keywords: sexual dysfunction; heart disease; dysfunction; congenital heart ... See more keywords
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Pacemakers, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2017.02.013
Abstract: Implanting cardiac rhythm medical devices in adults with congenital heart disease requires training in congenital heart disease. The techniques and indications for device implantation are specific to the anatomic diagnosis and state of disease progression.… read more here.
Keywords: heart; heart disease; cardiac arrhythmias; congenital heart ... See more keywords
How often is congenital heart disease recognized as a significant comorbidity among hospitalized adults with congenital heart disease?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.100
Abstract: BACKGROUND Despite frequent life-long hemodynamic and electrophysiologic abnormalities, adults with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are often lost to medical follow-up. Using a cohort of adults with CHD receiving hospital care in Arkansas, we sought to… read more here.
Keywords: heart; heart disease; chd; congenital heart ... See more keywords
Burden and impact of congenital syndromes and comorbidities among adults with congenital heart disease.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.118
Abstract: BACKGROUND Our aim was to assess the overall burden of congenital syndromes and non-cardiac comorbidities among adults with congenital heart disease and to assess their impact on circumstances of living and outcomes. METHODS Within a… read more here.
Keywords: heart disease; congenital syndromes; congenital heart; adults congenital ... See more keywords
COVID-19 in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.023
Abstract: Background Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) have been considered potentially high risk for novel coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) mortality or other complications. Objectives This study sought to define the impact of COVID-19 in adults with… read more here.
Keywords: heart; heart disease; covid; congenital heart ... See more keywords
Adults with congenital heart disease – Facing morbidities and uncertain early mortality
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2018.01.006
Abstract: Abstract In the current era, most individuals born with congenital heart disease will reach adulthood. There are now more adults than children living with congenital heart disease in developed countries, and the population continues to… read more here.
Keywords: cardiology; heart disease; disease; congenital heart ... See more keywords
THE USE OF PROPHYLACTIC AMIODARONE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION FOLLOWING CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY IN ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)31222-7
Abstract: Perioperative use of amiodarone has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in adults. There is no data pertaining to the prevention of POAF in adults with congenital heart disease… read more here.
Keywords: adults congenital; amiodarone; congenital heart; atrial fibrillation ... See more keywords
Common diagnostic errors in adults with congenital heart disease.
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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac717
Abstract: Owing to the great advances in the care for children with congenital heart disease by paediatric cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, there are ever increasing numbers of patients with congenital heart disease who reach adult life.… read more here.
Keywords: adults congenital; cardiology; congenital heart; heart ... See more keywords