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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"tetralogy of fallot"”.
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Dobutamine stress magnetic resonance imaging in tetralogy of fallot
This thesis evaluates the role of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in the assessment of patients with surgically repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). CMR has become a powerful tool in the serial assessment of this group of patients and provides important information on cardiac structure and …
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Tetralogy of Fallot Surgical Repair and Associated Right Ventricular Remodeling
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital cardiac defect with a global annual incidence of 40,000 cases. Advances in surgery and perioperative care led to improvements in perioperative mortality and, thus, a growing number of survivors. TOF survivors often suffer from …
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Comparative Analysis of Pressure Mapping Methods in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Four-Dimensional Blood Flow Hemodynamics Assessment and Development of a Novel Pressure Mapping Tool
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most prevalent cyanotic congenital heart defect (CHD) that alters normal blood flow through the heart and accounts for 10% of all CHD. Pulmonary stenosis and regurgitation are common in adults who have undergone TOF repair (rTOF) and can impact the load on the right …
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Intramyokardiale Expression von pro- und anti-inflammatorischen Zytokinen und von iNOS bei Säuglingen mit angeborenem Herzfehler
… whether intramyocardial mRNA-expression of cytokines and of iNOS is stimulated by heart failure in infants with left-to-right shunt or by hypoxia due to congenital cardiac defects. 22 infants (mean age 6,3 months) with heart failure due to a large intraventricular left-to-right shunt …
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Integrated approaches to elucidate the genetic architecture of congenital heart defects
… anomalies affecting the heart, are found in 1% of the population and arise during early stages of embryo development. Without surgical and medical interventions, most of the severe CHD cases would not survive after the first year of life. The improved health care for CHD patients has increased …
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Yap and Taz Are Required For Neural Crest-Derived Cardiovascular Development
… in ~1/100 newborns, and are a leading cause of early infant death. Cardiac neural crest cells (NCCs) are a migratory and multipotent cell population known to aid in the development of the cardiac outflow tract (OFT), valves, and interventricular septum, during embryogenesis. <em>Yap </em>and …
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The extent, impact and stability of cognitive functioning in adult congenital heart disease
The aim of this thesis was to establish the extent, impact and stability of cognitive functioning in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) patients. A cross-sectional and a follow-up study were conducted to address these objectives. The aims of the cross-sectional study were to i) identify the …
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In good heart”: a study of the factors associated with health- related quality of life in adult congenital heart disease.
Aims: The overall aim of the thesis is to study the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD). The thesis examines the impact of ACHD on HRQoL, the demographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors associated with HRQoL, and changes in these factors over time. …
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An analysis of the phenotypic features of chromosomes 22q11.1 deletion syndrome at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… microdeletion syndrome. The clinical range of features with which affected individuals present is very broad and includes congenital heart disease (particularly conotruncal malformations), palatal abnormalities, characteristic facial features, and learning difficulties. In total, there are …
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Outcome after palliative cardiac surgery in a developing country
The outcome of 121 children who underwent palliative cardiac surgery at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital over a 5 year period, 1980 1984, was retrospectively examined. 79 children had systemic artery to pulmonary artery shunt operations (SPS), 40 had pulmonary artery bands (PAB) and 2 …
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Retrospektive Analyse von ventrikulären Makroreentrytachykardien bei Patienten nach Korrekturoperation einer Fallot
Patienten mit einer Fallot¡¥schen Tetralogie erreichen inzwischen fast alle das Erwachsenenalter. Mit zunehmendem Abstand zur Korrekturoperation treten bei ca. 10 % der Patienten ventrikuläre Tachykardien auf, welche sowohl die Gesamt-prognose als auch die Lebensqualität dieser Patienten …