Publications by authors named "H Liden"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the long-term survival and mortality rates of adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD) who were born between 1950 and 1999, showing that 97% of these children now reach adulthood.
- Data from the Swedish health registers reveal higher mortality rates in ACHD patients compared to matched controls, with a notable 75% of these patients living into their 50s or beyond.
- The research indicates that those with more complex congenital defects face significantly higher risks of mortality compared to those with less severe conditions, highlighting the importance of continued monitoring and care for this population.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect today. The adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) population is constantly growing and becoming older and more patients require cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to review the surgical outcome of the open heart procedures performed on ACHD patients in the last 10 years at Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SUH) through a retrospective descriptive cohort study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Despite advances in pediatric health care over recent decades, it is not clear whether survival in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is still increasing. Methods and Results We identified all patients with CHD using nationwide Swedish health registries for 1980 to 2017. We examined the survival trends in children with CHD; we investigated the mortality risk in patients with CHD compared with matched controls without CHD from the general population using Cox proportional regression models and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Heart transplantation (HTx) has become the standard treatment for patients with end-stage heart disease. We report on the long-term outcome after HTx at our centre and investigate trends in outcome over time.
Methods: During the period, between 1984 and 2014, a total of 610 HTx procedures were performed in 595 patients (median 48years; IQR 31-57years; range 24days-71years; mean 43years; 75% male) in our institution.
Objective: Right ventricular failure in patients treated using left ventricular assist devices is associated with poor outcomes. We assessed the strategy of preplanned biventricular assist device implantation in patients with a high risk for right ventricular failure.
Methods: Between 2010 and 2014, we assigned 20 patients to preplanned biventricular assist device and 21 patients to left ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation on the basis of the estimated risk of postimplant right ventricular failure.