| Role of echocardiography in the assessment of adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. | |
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PMID: 19763065 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Adolescent and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) represent a special group of individuals. They often require regular assessment of their cardiac anatomy and functional hemodynamics. Most children with repaired CHD surviving to adulthood are either corrected or fully repaired and may not require long term follow-up. However, there are is a significant number of grown up children with residual abnormality or palliated defects, in whom full correction was not possible. Some of them are likely to present with complications and need repeated evaluation. Others may require improvement or stabilisation of their hemodynamics during stressful period like pregnancy or non-cardiac surgery. These conditions include single ventricle repair, repaired tetralogy, Mustard or Sennings operation for transposition of great arteries, aortic arch abnormalities, postatrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair, bicuspid aortic valve, Ebstein anomaly and unoperated congenital heart disease leading to Eisenmenger syndrome. The focus of this discussion will be mainly on this subset. |
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Authors:
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Z S Lim; J J Vettukattil |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Minerva cardioangiologica Volume: 57 ISSN: 0026-4725 ISO Abbreviation: Minerva Cardioangiol Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-18 Completed Date: 2010-02-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400725 Medline TA: Minerva Cardioangiol Country: Italy |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 389-413 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom. limzeksen@gmail.com |
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Adolescent Adult Cardiac Surgical Procedures Child Contrast Media Diastole / physiology Echocardiography / methods* Echocardiography, Doppler / methods Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional Female Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*, ultrasonography Hemodynamics Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary / ultrasonography Male Pregnancy Prognosis Systole / physiology Ventricular Function, Right / physiology |
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0/Contrast Media |
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