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1 Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit Reoperations in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot or Pulmonary Atresia Associated With Ventricular Septal Defect The American Journal of Cardiology, May 22, 2013 Review Article
2 Usefulness of Right Ventricular Free Wall Strain to Predict Quality of Life in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot The American Journal of Cardiology, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Currently, children with congenital heart disease are not limited in their submaximal exercise performance European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Long-Term Outcomes After Surgical Versus Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Adults JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
5 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
6 Surgical Management of Apical Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Using the Sandwich Technique Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Maternal Dietary Patterns are Associated With Risk of Neural Tube and Congenital Heart Defects American Journal of Epidemiology, May 20, 2013 Review Article
8 Tips and pearls for true dextroposition of the aorta in tetralogy of Fallot Cardiology in the Young, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
9 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
10 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
11 Substance Use, Dental Hygiene, and Physical Activity in Adult Patients with Single Ventricle Physiology Congenital Heart Disease, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Extracardiac Complications in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease, May 15, 2013 Review Article
13 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
14 Pathophysiology, clinical course, and management of congenital complete atrioventricular block Heart Rhythm, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Electrophysiologic Considerations in Congenital Heart Disease and Their Relationship to Heart Failure Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 13, 2013 Review Article
16 Feeding Dysfunction in Single Ventricle Patients with Feeding Disorder Congenital Heart Disease, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Hybrid Technique for Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Journal of Cardiac Surgery, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
18 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
19 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
20 Right Pulmonary Artery Obstruction Is a Long-term Complication of Aortopulmonary Window Repair Congenital Heart Disease, May 8, 2013
As published in Obesity, a J-shaped association between adiponectin level and heart failure exists. The study involved 787 males with heart failure and 787 healthy controls from the Physicians’ Health Study. The relative risk of heart failure from lowest to highest quintile of adiponectin level was 0.74, 0.67, 0.70, and 0.92.
Read the article summaryAs published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, fasting serum apo B-48 levels were elevated in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (n=96; 6.9 µg/mL) compared to patients without CAD (n=67; 3.9 µg/mL). Along with other cardiac risk factors, an apo B-48 level > 4.34 µg/mL was predictive of CAD.
Read the article summaryAs published in Diabetic Medicine, cardiac autonomic neuropathy can be predicted in patients with T2DM and negative exercise echocardiograms based on post-exercise heart rate recovery. Of the 135 study subjects, 27 (20%) had cardiac autonomic neuropathy, the criteria for which included > 2 of 7 autonomic function markers (4 cardiac reflex tests and 3 indices of short-term heart rate variability). The optimal cut-offs for post-exercise heart rate recovery at 1-, 2-, and 3-minutes were < 28, < 50, and < 52 beats per minute, respectively.
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