Diagnosis and management of noncardiac complications in adults with congenital heart disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

GK Lui, A Saidi, AB Bhatt, LJ Burchill, JF Deen… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Life expectancy and quality of life for those born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have
greatly improved over the past 3 decades. While representing a great advance for these …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

M D'Alto, VS Mahadevan - European Respiratory Review, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a common complication of congenital heart
disease (CHD), with most cases occurring in patients with congenital cardiac shunts. In …

Improved survival among patients with Eisenmenger syndrome receiving advanced therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension

K Dimopoulos, R Inuzuka, S Goletto, G Giannakoulas… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Advanced therapy (AT) for pulmonary arterial hypertension in the context of
congenital heart disease (Eisenmenger syndrome) improves pulmonary hemodynamics …

Pulmonary hypertension related to congenital heart disease: a call for action

K Dimopoulos, SJ Wort, MA Gatzoulis - European heart journal, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension related to congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) is a
common type of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite this, little emphasis has …

Contemporary prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in adult congenital heart disease following the updated clinical classification

ACMJ van Riel, MJ Schuuring, ID van Hessen… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The aging congenital heart disease (CHD) population is prone to develop a
variety of sequelae, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Previous prevalence …

Efficacy of exercise training in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

T Becker-Grünig, H Klose, N Ehlken, M Lichtblau… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The objective of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of exercise
training as add-on to medical therapy in patients with congenital heart disease associated …

Pulmonary complications of congenital heart disease

F Healy, BD Hanna, R Zinman - Paediatric respiratory reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Cardiac and pulmonary pathophysiologies are closely interdependent, which makes the
management of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) all the more complex …

Bosentan–sildenafil association in patients with congenital heart disease-related pulmonary arterial hypertension and Eisenmenger physiology

M D'Alto, E Romeo, P Argiento, B Sarubbi… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety, tolerability, clinical
and haemodynamic impact of add-on sildenafil in patients with congenital heart disease …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension in paediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease

MA Gatzoulis, R Alonso-Gonzalez… - European Respiratory …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) commonly arises in patients with congenital heart
disease (CHD). Greater numbers of patients with PAH associated with CHD (PAH-CHD) are …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease: recent advances and future directions

MA Gatzoulis, M Beghetti, MJ Landzberg… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common inborn defect, affects approximately 1%
of all newborns worldwide. Advances in its diagnosis and treatment have led to a dramatic …