Cardiology - Congenital News & Articles

1 Long-Term Outcomes After Surgical Versus Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Adults JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Preventing congenital neonatal heart block in offspring of mothers with anti-SSA/Ro and SSB/La antibodies: A review of published literature and registered clinical trials Autoimmunity Reviews, May 21, 2013    Review Article

3 Surgical Management of Apical Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Using the Sandwich Technique Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Maternal Dietary Patterns are Associated With Risk of Neural Tube and Congenital Heart Defects American Journal of Epidemiology, May 20, 2013    Review Article

5 Tips and pearls for true dextroposition of the aorta in tetralogy of Fallot Cardiology in the Young, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Cardiac performance and quality of life in patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure with and without prior superior cavopulmonary connection Cardiology in the Young, May 16, 2013    Clinical Article

7 The usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide in simple congenital heart disease – a systematic review Cardiology in the Young, May 16, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

8 Substance Use, Dental Hygiene, and Physical Activity in Adult Patients with Single Ventricle Physiology Congenital Heart Disease, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Extracardiac Complications in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease, May 15, 2013    Review Article

10 The Multicenter Pediatric and Adult Congenital EP Quality (MAP-IT) Initiative—Rationale and Design: Report from the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society's MAP-IT Taskforce Congenital Heart Disease, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Pathophysiology, clinical course, and management of congenital complete atrioventricular block Heart Rhythm, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Electrophysiologic Considerations in Congenital Heart Disease and Their Relationship to Heart Failure Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 13, 2013    Review Article

13 Feeding Dysfunction in Single Ventricle Patients with Feeding Disorder Congenital Heart Disease, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Hybrid Technique for Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Sense of coherence is a predictor of perceived health in adolescents with congenital heart disease: A cross-lagged prospective study International Journal of Nursing Studies, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Outcome of Infants with Unrepaired Heart Disease Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Single-center Developing Country Perspective Congenital Heart Disease, May 8, 2013    Review Article

17 Right Pulmonary Artery Obstruction Is a Long-term Complication of Aortopulmonary Window Repair Congenital Heart Disease, May 8, 2013

18 Right atrial area and right ventricular outflow tract akinetic length predict sustained tachyarrhythmia in repaired tetralogy of Fallot International Journal of Cardiology, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Anesthesia for the patient with congenital heart disease presenting for noncardiac surgery Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 8, 2013    Review Article

20 Postoperative Respiratory Failure in Children With Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia, and Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals: A Pilot Study Pediatric Critical Care, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Improved early postoperative outcome for extracardiac Fontan operation without cardiopulmonary bypass: a single-centre experience European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 18, 2013

2 Pulmonary Venous Flow Index as a Predictor of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Variability in Congenital Heart Disease with Increased Pulmonary Flow: A Comparative Study before and after Oxygen Inhalation Echocardiography, April 2, 2013

3 Arrhythmias in adult congenital heart disease: the year in review Current Opinion in Cardiology, April 15, 2013    Review Article

4 The association of fetal cerebrovascular resistance with early neurodevelopment in single ventricle congenital heart disease American Heart Journal, April 16, 2013

5 Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 12, 2013

6 Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect using amplatzer ductal occluder Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 8, 2013

7 Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale versus Medical Therapy after Cryptogenic Stroke New England Journal of Medicine, March 27, 2013

8 Effect of prostaglandin E1 inhalation on pulmonary hypertension following corrective surgery for congenital heart disease Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, April 17, 2013    Free full text

9 Isthmus-dependent right atrial flutter as the leading cause of atrial tachycardias after surgical atrial septal defect repair International Journal of Cardiology, April 9, 2013

10 Short and long term complications of device closure of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale: Meta-analysis of 28,142 patients from 203 studies Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, February 26, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

11 Cardiac pacing in paediatric patients with congenital heart defects: transvenous or epicardial EP Europace, March 11, 2013

12 Reoperative Multivalve Surgery in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 12, 2013

13 Outcomes of Mechanical Valves in the Pulmonic Position in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Over a 20-Year Period Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 12, 2013

14 Left ventricular efficiency after ligation of patent ductus arteriosus for premature infants The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 12, 2013

15 Asymptomatic Pulmonary Artery Sling: A Rare Congenital Vascular Anomaly Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 5, 2013

16 Social impact on families of children with complex congenital heart disease Annals of Saudi Medicine, April 16, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

17 Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata and cardiac pathology Journal of Medical Genetics, April 26, 2013    Review Article

18 Results for Surgical Closure of Isolated Ventricular Septal Defects in Patients Under One Year of Age Journal of Cardiac Surgery, April 5, 2013

19 Substrates of atrial arrhythmias: Histological insights from patients with congenital heart disease International Journal of Cardiology, April 9, 2013

20 Hospitalizations and Mortality in the United States for Adults With Down Syndrome and Congenital Heart Disease The American Journal of Cardiology, March 27, 2013