Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare yet critical condition in children with a poor prognosis. The incidence and underlying risk factors of PVS following orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and predictors of PVS development post-OHT among pediatric recipients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeart failure constitutes a major cause for morbidity amongst patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a recommended therapeutic measure for patients with heart failure. Data on the efficacy and safety of CRT amongst patients with ACHD is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Data on the characteristics and outcomes of pregnancy and among patients with Fontan physiology are limited. We aimed to evaluate the immediate and long-term outcomes among these patients who were followed at our centre.
Methods: We included adult patients who had undergone Fontan surgery for congenital heart disease and were pregnant between 1994 and 2021.
Background: Pulmonary vein stenosis in children is associated with a poor prognosis. However, the cause and risk factors for mortality remain uncertain.
Methods: This retrospective, single-center study identified children with primary and secondary pulmonary vein stenosis through a cardiac catheterization database.