Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Van Der Linde, EEM Konings, MA Slager… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Congenital heart disease (CHD) accounts for nearly one-third of all major congenital
anomalies. CHD birth prevalence worldwide and over time is suggested to vary; however, a …

Pulmonary stenosis: update on diagnosis and therapeutic options

JAAE Cuypers, M Witsenburg, D van der Linde… - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Pulmonary stenosis (PS) accounts for approximately 8% of all congenital heart defects. 1
Valvular PS is usually an isolated defect, but it can be associated with other congenital heart …

New normal limits for the paediatric electrocardiogram

PR Rijnbeek, M Witsenburg, E Schrama… - European heart …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Aims Previous studies that determined the normal limits for the paediatric ECG had their
imperfections: ECGs were recorded at a relatively low sampling rate, ECG measurements …

Unnatural history of tetralogy of Fallot: prospective follow-up of 40 years after surgical correction

JAAE Cuypers, ME Menting, EEM Konings, P Opić… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Prospective data on long-term survival and clinical outcome beyond 30 years
after surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot are nonexistent. Methods and Results—This …

The natural and unnatural history of the Mustard procedure: long-term outcome up to 40 years

JAAE Cuypers, JA Eindhoven, MA Slager… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims To describe long-term survival, clinical outcome and ventricular systolic function in a
longitudinally followed cohort of patients after Mustard repair for transposition of the great …

Cardiac β-myosin heavy chain defects in two families with non-compaction cardiomyopathy: linking non-compaction to hypertrophic, restrictive, and dilated …

YM Hoedemaekers, K Caliskan… - European heart …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Cardiomyopathies are classified according to distinct morphological characteristics. They
occur relatively frequent and are an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Isolated …

Follow-up after surgical closure of congenital ventricular septal defect

G Bol-Raap, J Weerheim, AP Kappetein… - European journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess long-term outcome of
children after surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Material and methods …

The Ross operation: a Trojan horse?

LMA Klieverik, JJM Takkenberg, JA Bekkers… - 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims The Ross operation is the operation of choice for children who require aortic
valve replacement (AVR) and may also provide a good option in selected adult patients …

Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, troponin-T, and growth-differentiation factor 15 in adult congenital heart disease

VJM Baggen, AE van den Bosch, JA Eindhoven… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The number of patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) is rapidly
increasing. To optimize patient management, there is a great need to accurately identify high …

The unnatural history of the ventricular septal defect: outcome up to 40 years after surgical closure

ME Menting, JAAE Cuypers, P Opić… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: Few prospective data are available regarding long-term outcomes after
surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Objectives: The objective of this study …