Background The development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with
congenital heart disease (CHD) is multifactorial with a number of biomarkers serving as …

Aims Many patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) have right ventricular (RV) volume
overload due to pulmonary regurgitation (PR). We studied the effect of volume overload on …

Aims After atrial redirection surgery (Mustard–Senning operations) for transposition of the
great arteries (TGA), the systemic right ventricle (RV) suffers from late systolic failure with …

Abstract Background Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have emerged as a novel
method for evaluating heart failure (HF) in adult electrocardiograms (ECGs). However, such …

Objective This study sought to determine the prevalence, predictors, prognostic relevance
and evolution of pulmonary hypertension (PH)(mean pulmonary artery pressure≥ 25 mm …

More than 90% of children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) will survive to
adulthood, the beneficiaries of significant advances in neonatal corrective surgery, pediatric …

Growing interest lies in the assessment of the metabolic status of patients with a
univentricular circulation after Fontan operation, especially in changes of amino acid …

There is a consensus that cardiorenal syndromes (CRS) are defined as the disorders of
heart and kidney where acute or chronic dysfunction in one organ may induce acute or …

There is mounting recognition that some of the most urgent problems of adult congenital
heart disease (ACHD) are the prevention, diagnosis, and management of heart failure (HF) …

Background Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels are elevated in patients with repaired
Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF), the clinical significance of which remains uncertain. Methods and …