Publications by authors named "D Kauw"
Article Synopsis
- The ESC guidelines recommend screening for arrhythmic events in patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), but the best detection method is unclear.
- A study compared two methods of monitoring arrhythmias in ACHD patients: implantable loop recorders (ILRs) and smartphone-based single-lead electrocardiograms, involving a total of 116 patients.
- Findings showed that both methods had similar effectiveness in detecting arrhythmias, with smartphone monitoring being a viable, non-invasive alternative, particularly for patients without syncope.
How to initiate eHealth in congenital heart disease patients?
Eur Heart J Digit Health
November 2020
Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are a vulnerable subgroup of cardiac patients. These patients have a high morbidity and high mortality rate. As the number of patients with CHD keeps growing, while also getting older, new tools for the care and follow-up of these vulnerable patients are warranted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Type D personality has been previously shown to increase the risk for mortality in patients with acquired heart disease.
Objective: We aimed to compare mortality in adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with and without type D.
Methods: Survival was assessed using prospective data from the Dutch national Congenital Corvitia registry for adults with CHD.
Background: 22q11.2 Deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is common in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) or pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) and is associated with worse outcomes in children.
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