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Aims: Bradyasystolic heart rhythms are often recorded in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Atrioventricular (AV) conduction disorders might lead to OHCA, but the prevalence of AV-conduction disorders and other bradyasystolic rhythms in OHCA is unknown. These patients might benefit from pre-hospital pacing.

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Objective: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart defect (CHD), and especially Eisenmenger syndrome, is associated with impaired exercise tolerance and reduced quality of life. In this study, we describe medium-term follow-up of adult patients with PAH associated with CHD, treated in a single center with different types of advanced medication.

Design: The treatment and clinical course of 15 patients (11 female, median age 53, range 28-74 years) with PAH associated with CHD is retrospectively described.

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