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  1. 16. The Psychosocial Situation of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in Iran

    Författare :Bahareh Eslami; Joaquim Soares; Gloria Macassa; Örjan Sundin; Hamid Reza Khankeh; Philip Moons; Mittuniversitetet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background and objectives:Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) are a new group of patients with a prevalence of 4 per 1000. They have evolved as a result of significant improvements in medical management during the past decades. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Developmental dynamics of cardiac progenitors and their role in congenital heart defects

    Författare :Mimmi Mononen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Cardiac progenitors are the fundamental building blocks of the heart and play a central role in the pathogenesis of congenital heart defects. Recent single-cell RNA sequencing studies have revealed that the cell populations in both developing and mature heart are more diverse than previously recognized. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Process and economic evaluation of a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease: the Stepstones project

    Författare :Markus Saarijärvi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescents health economic evaluations heart defect; congenital mixed methods process evaluation randomized controlled trial transition;

    Sammanfattning : Transition programs have been developed for adolescents with chronic conditions and evaluated through randomized controlled trials. However, knowledge is lacking on what barriers and facilitators to implementation exist, how change is created, and the cost-effectiveness of these programs. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Epidemiological studies of congenital heart defects in the Southeast region of Sweden

    Författare :Marie Cedergren; Elisabeth Robert-Gnansia; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : In the most recent analysis of Swedish data on congenital malformations, it appeared that in the county of Östergötland, the prevalence of infants with a diagnosed congenital malformation was higher than in the rest of the country. This observation initiated an effort to make a more complete identification of all infants born with a congenital malformation in that county and to compare it with the other two counties in the Southeast region of Sweden (Jönköping and Kalmar), utilising all the relevant Swedish medical health registers available. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Follow-up of adults with congenitally malformed hearts with focus on individualised and computer-based education and psychosocial support : A descriptive and interventional study

    Författare :Helén Rönning; Eva Swahn; Anna Strömberg; Niels Erik Nielsen; Peter Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Congenital heart disease; education; information; instrument development; multidisciplinary team; nursing; phenomenography; psychometrics; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Background and aims: Many adults with congenitally malformed hearts are at risk for complications such as decreased function and capacity of the heart due to the heart defect and previously surgery. This advocates self-management behaviours related to medical treatments, physical activity, preventions of endocarditis, some restrictions regarding suitable employment and spare time activities, birth control and pregnancy, but also lifestyle concerns such as refraining from smoking and healthy eating. LÄS MER