Although major breakthroughs in the field of pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery,
intervention, and overall care improved the outlook of congenital heart disease …

The diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common
inborn defect, has been a tremendous success story of modern medicine. In the 1950s …

The European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network is a registered, non-profit
organization that strives to define and develop effective, innovative diagnostic methods and …

Rates of successful surgical repair and life expectancy for patients with congenital heart
disease have increased dramatically in recent decades. Thanks to advances in diagnosis …

Together, heart failure and arrhythmia represent the most important cardiovascular sources
of morbidity and mortality among adults with congenital heart disease (ACHDs). Although …

While invasive assessment of hemodynamics and testing of acute vasoreactivity in the
catheterization laboratory is the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) …

Right ventricular (RV) function is important for clinical status and outcomes in children and
adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). In the normal RV, longitudinal systolic function …

Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients represent a growing population with
increasing use of acute emergency department (ED) care. Providing comprehensive ED …

Long-term effects of systemic hypertension (HTN) and HTN-mediated damages have been
largely studied in non-congenital adult populations. By contrast, robust data about the …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: closing the gap in congenit... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Pulmonary arterial hypertension: closing the gap in congenital heart disease …