Publications by authors named "U Thilen"
Article Synopsis
- More adults with congenital heart disease are getting long-term complications like ischemic stroke, which is when blood flow to the brain is blocked.
- A study in Sweden looked at nearly 9,000 patients and found that about 1.5% had a stroke after 10 years.
- Factors like age, diabetes, and specific heart problems made strokes more likely, and about half of those who had a stroke were already on medication to prevent it.
Background: An association between impaired exercise capacity and risk of mortality has been reported among adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Over the years, treatment methods have improved and may influence outcome. Hence, we report data from a national cohort reflecting a contemporary population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The number of pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD) is rising, and the disease poses increased risks of cardiovascular and obstetric complications during pregnancy, potentially impacting breastfeeding success. This study aimed to investigate breastfeeding in primiparous women with CHD compared to primiparous women without CHD, and to examine potential hindering factors for breastfeeding in women with CHD.
Methods: The data were gathered between 2014 and 2019 and obtained by merging the Swedish Congenital Heart Disease Register (SWEDCON) with the Swedish Pregnancy Register.
Objective: To investigate the time to first childbirth and to compare the prevalence of assisted reproductive treatment (ART) in women with congenital heart disease (CHD) compared with women without CHD.
Methods: All women in the national register for CHD who had a registered first childbirth in the Swedish Pregnancy Register between 2014 and 2019 were identified. These individuals (cases) were matched by birth year and municipality to women without CHD (controls) in a 1:5 ratio.
As more women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are reaching childbearing age, it becomes more common for their symptoms to be evaluated during pregnancy. However, pregnancy-related symptoms are similar to those caused by heart disease. This study investigated the prevalence of factors associated with symptoms during pregnancy in women with CHD.
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