In this 5th volume of a series on ACHD, international authors again present new research findings and communicate relevant aspects of ACHD care. Recent data on cardiac failure, pulmonary hypertension, aortopathies, vascular aging, QOL and psychological issues, health care status, transposition of the great arteries after atrial switch procedures, and Ebstein’s anomaly are presented. Also, interesting findings on bicuspid aortic valve, Fabry disease, left ventricular (LV) noncompaction and Fontan procedure are provided.
Introduction to the focused series on “Current Management Aspects in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD): Part V”
Healthcare status of adults with pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease
Long-term course of pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults with congenital heart disease under targeted therapy: a retrospective analysis of a single tertiary center
Treatment of advanced heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease: a narrative review and clinical cases
Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-form B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Detection of early signs of right ventricular systolic impairment in unoperated Ebstein’s anomaly by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking
Left ventricular noncompaction: a disorder with genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity—a narrative review
Clinical aspects and targeted inspiratory muscle training in children and adolescents with Fontan circulation: a randomized controlled trial
Vascular aging in adult congenital heart disease-a narrative review
The relation of aortic dimensions and obesity in adults with Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome
Aortic wall shear stress in bicuspid aortic valve disease—10-year follow-up
Concomitant cardiovascular malformations in isolated bicuspid aortic valve disease: a retrospective cross-sectional study and meta-analysis
The mitral annulus in transposition of the great arteries late after Senning- and Mustard-procedures (Insights from the CSONGRAD Registry and MAGYAR-Path Study)
Left ventricular rotational abnormalities in patients with transposition of the great arteries late after atrial switch operation: detailed analysis from the CSONGRAD Registry and MAGYAR-Path Study
Safety of intrahospital transport for MR or CT scans in ventilated pediatric intensive care patients with congenital heart disease
Collaterals in congenital heart disease: when and how to treat?
Catheter Interventional Closure of Veno-Venous Collaterals in Cyanotic Patients after Partial Cavopulmonary Shunts in Pediatric Patients: Clinical Practice Review
A multi-center trial on efficacy and safety of the LifeTech CeraFlexTM ASD occluder for transcatheter closure in patients with secundum atrial septal defects
Psychosocial well-being in postpartum women with congenital heart disease
Quality of life in patients with Fabry’s disease: a cross-sectional study of 86 adults
Quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease with and without pulmonary hypertension: a comparative study
Disclosure:
The series “Current Management Aspects in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD): Part V” was commissioned by the editorial office, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy without any funding or sponsorship. HK, YVK and KN served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.