Outcome of pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease: a literature review

W Drenthen, PG Pieper, JW Roos-Hesselink… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
A search of peer-reviewed literature was conducted to identify reports that provide data on
complications associated with pregnancy in women with structural congenital heart disease …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac magnetic resonance findings predicting mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VJM Baggen, T Leiner, MC Post, AP van Dijk… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To provide a comprehensive overview of all reported cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) findings that predict clinical deterioration in pulmonary arterial …

Predictors of pregnancy complications in women with congenital heart disease

W Drenthen, E Boersma, A Balci, P Moons… - European heart …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims Data regarding pregnancy outcome in women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are
limited. Methods and results In 1802 women with CHD, 1302 completed pregnancies were …

Preoperative thresholds for pulmonary valve replacement in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot using cardiovascular magnetic resonance

T Oosterhof, A van Straten, HW Vliegen, FJ Meijboom… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—To facilitate the optimal timing of pulmonary valve replacement, we analyzed
preoperative thresholds of right ventricular (RV) volumes above which no decrease or …

Mortality in adult congenital heart disease

CL Verheugt, CSPM Uiterwaal… - European heart …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims Mortality in adults with congenital heart disease is known to be increased, yet its extent
and the major mortality risks are unclear. Methods and results The Dutch CONCOR national …

Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery, a systematic review and critical analysis of current literature

AL Duijnhouwer, EP Navarese… - Congenital heart …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pulmonary artery (PA) aneurysms are rare and their related complications like
dissection or rupture have been so far reported in a few reports, and a systematic description …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective cardiopulmonary screening program to detect chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients after acute pulmonary embolism

FA Klok, KW van Kralingen, APJ van Dijk… - …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary embolism is
associated with high morbidity and mortality. Understanding the incidence of chronic …

Prospective validation and assessment of cardiovascular and offspring risk models for pregnant women with congenital heart disease

A Balci, KM Sollie-Szarynska, AGL van der Bijl… - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
Objectives Adequate prepregnancy prediction of maternal cardiovascular and offspring risk
is important for counselling and management of pregnancy in women with congenital heart …

Quality of life in long-term survivors of acute pulmonary embolism

FA Klok, KW van Kralingen, APJ van Dijk, FH Heyning… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background To our knowledge, studies evaluating the quality of life (QoL) in patients with a
history of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are not available, even though QoL is a key …

Effect of valsartan on systemic right ventricular function: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial

T van der Bom, MM Winter, BJ Bouma, M Groenink… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The role of angiotensin II receptor blockers in patients with a systemic right
ventricle has not been elucidated. Methods and Results—We conducted a multicenter …