Global and regional right ventricular mechanics in repaired tetralogy of Fallot with chronic severe pulmonary regurgitation: a three-dimensional echocardiography study.

Background: Data about the right ventricular (RV) mechanics adaptation to volume overload in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rToF) are limited. Accordingly, we sought to assess the mechanics of the functional remodeling occurring in the RV of rToF with severe pulmonary regurgitation.

Methods: We used three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTE) to obtain RV data sets from 33 rToF patients and 30 age- and sex- matched controls.

Pregnancy outcomes in women with a systemic right ventricle and transposition of the great arteries results from the ESC-EORP Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac disease (ROPAC).

Objective: Cardiac disease is a major cause of maternal mortality. Data regarding pregnancy outcomes in women with a systemic right ventricle (sRV) are scarce. We studied pregnancy outcomes in women with an sRV after the atrial switch procedure for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) or congenitally corrected TGA (CCTGA).

Incidence and predictors of obstetric and fetal complications in women with structural heart disease.

Objective: Women with cardiac disease becoming pregnant have an increased risk of obstetric and fetal events. The aim of this study was to study the incidence of events, to validate the modified WHO (mWHO) risk classification and to search for event-specific predictors.

Methods: The Registry Of Pregnancy And Cardiac disease is a worldwide ongoing prospective registry that has enrolled 2742 pregnancies in women with known cardiac disease (mainly congenital and valvular disease) before pregnancy, from January 2008 up to April 2014.

[Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale, as secondary prevention of cryptogenic cerebral event].

In patients with patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke, the risk of recurrent event is about 4-5% yearly, despite of the antithrombotic treatment. Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale has been shown to decrease risk of recurrence. This report summarizes the first experiences in Hungary and the medium term follow up of our patients.

[Adult congenital heart program in a tertiary care facility of pediatric cardiology].

Introduction: Owing to excellent survival following primary repair over 80% of congenital cardiac patients reach adulthood, half of them requiring continuous specialist care and one-third needing further reoperation. The ample variety and complexity of lesions warrant individualised treatment strategy.

Objective: This study focuses on grown-up congential heart (GUCH) programme in the settings of a tertiary pediatric cardiac centre.