Predictors of right atrial dilatation and long-term function after right ventricular outflow tract surgical repair: Quantification of restrictive physiology matters.

Unlabelled: Right ventricular (RV) diastolic dysfunction in patients with a surgically-repaired RV outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction merits further studies. Right atrial (RA) dilation and function may be related to (RV) diastolic dysfunction in this setting. The end-diastolic forward flow (EDFF) in the pulmonary artery (PA) has been suggested as a non-invasive marker of poor RV compliance, however, there is controversy regarding its true significance; EDFF quantification may help elucidate this controversy.

Determinants of long-term outcome of repaired pulmonary valve stenosis.

Introduction And Objectives: Although pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) is considered a low risk congenital heart disease, there have been reports of complications and the need for reintervention throughout follow-up. The aims of this study were to evaluate the long-term outcome of repaired PVS and to identify predictors of cardiovascular complications and reintervention.

Methods: We studied 158 adult patients with repaired PVS (repair procedures performed from 1957 to 2010) receiving active follow-up in a tertiary referral center.

Long-Term Follow-Up After Ablation of Intra-Atrial Re-Entrant Tachycardia in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: Types and Predictors of Recurrence.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term outcomes after intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) ablation in congenital heart disease (CHD).

Background: IART increases morbidity and mortality in CHD patients. Radiofrequency catheter ablation has evolved into the first-line treatment of this complication.

F-FDG-PET/CT angiography in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis and cardiac device infection in adult patients with congenital heart disease and prosthetic material.

Objectives: Infective endocarditis (IE) and cardiac device infection (CDI) are a major complication in the growing number of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) reaching adulthood. We aimed to evaluate the added value of F-FDG-PET/CT angiography (PET/CTA) in the diagnosis of IE-CDI in adults with CHD and intravascular or intracardiac prosthetic material, in whom echocardiography (ECHO) and modified Duke Criteria (DC) have limitations because of the patients' complex anatomy.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in a referral center with multidisciplinary IE and CHD Units.