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Adults with congenital heart disease faced higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm over five years. Adults with congenital heart disease who developed an irregular heart rhythm in the heart’s upper.

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Interventions for adult congenital heart disease

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01118-1 The past 20 years have witnessed remarkable progress in the evolution of transcatheter procedures for the treatment of adult patients with congenital heart disease.

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Challenges and opportunities in patients with adult congenital heart disease, a narrative review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Adult congenital heart disease Pregnancy Transition of care Challenges heart failure.

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Latest research redefines neurodevelopmental risks, outcomes for congenital heart disease

American Heart News - Heart News

Statement Highlights: A new American Heart Association scientific statement updates more than a decade of research identifying, managing and preventing neurodevelopmental delays and disorders among people with congenital heart disease.

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Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Among babies with severe congenital heart disease (CHD), neurological abnormalities tended to cluster in those who had been exposed to some placental pathology while still in the womb, a single-center prospective study found.

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Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

An advanced human heart organoid system can be used to model embryonic heart development under pregestational diabetes-like conditions, researchers report. The organoids recapitulate hallmarks of pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease found in mice and humans.

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Simple congenital heart diseases tied to higher epilepsy risk

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study published in the February issue of CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics.