N Kagiyama, T Yuri, A Hayashida, A Hirohata… - Cardiology, 2019 - karger.com
Background: There is wide variability of visit-to-visit (V2V) B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), even when they are stable. The prognostic …
JN Menachem, EY Birati, P Zamani… - Congenital Heart …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of death in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). Identification of disease progression and timing of referral for advanced …
Heart transplantation has become an increasingly common and effective therapy for adults with end-stage congenital heart disease (ACHD) because of advances in patient selection …
G Parcharidis - Hellenic J Cardiol, 2011 - hellenicjcardiol.org
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is common, occurring in~ 8 of 1000 live births, with 90% of children born with heart defects surviving to adulthood. This has occurred mainly due to the …
G Grutter, S Alfieri, F Parisi - Cardiology in the Young, 2013 - cambridge.org
The present study assessed the usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide in evaluating the cardiovascular status in children and grown-ups with congenital or acquired disease …
SL Roche - Right Ventricular Physiology, Adaptation and Failure in …, 2018 - Springer
The clinical importance of right ventricular (RV) function has been increasingly recognised in populations with and without congenital heart disease (CHD). CHD patients most at risk of …