scholarly journals Comparison of 18F-FDG uptake by right ventricular myocardium in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Fang ◽  
Lan Zhao ◽  
Chang-ming Xiong ◽  
Xin-hai Ni ◽  
Zuo-xiang He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Ventricular Myocardium ◽  
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
18F Fdg

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: General Overview of Disease Mechanisms

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingram Schulze-Neick ◽  
John E. Deanfield
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Vascular System ◽  
Hypertensive Crisis ◽  
Multidisciplinary Care ◽  
Structural Heart Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) have become a rapidly expanding group of complex patients requiring multidisciplinary care in specialty centers by those trained in CHD. They represent one of the most challenging subgroups of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to the presence of structural heart disease with or without coexisting cyanosis and its complications. The primary focus of attention for these patients is the lungs, whose vascular system is affected by shunt flow, or is also congenitally malformed, or has been altered by surgical procedures. When PAH develops, it affects physical exercise tolerance, travel to high altitudes, pregnancy, operability, and anesthesia (myocardial failure due to pulmonary hypertensive crisis), and thus general morbidity and mortality in this special patient group.

scholarly journals Strategies for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with congenital heart disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Liew ◽  
Zoya Rashid ◽  
Robert Tulloh
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Standard Management ◽  
Advanced Therapies ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is commonly seen in adults who have congenital heart disease (CHD). Therapy is available for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and has greatly benefitted many patients with PAH related to CHD (PAH-CHD) over the last 15 years, with evidence of improved quality of life and prognosis in those with Eisenmenger syndrome and repaired PAH-CHD. In this review, we describe the standard management and advanced therapies for PAH, which are available in specialist PH centres around the UK and Ireland, and how these are used in PAH-CHD. Decisions around the choice of therapy are governed by commissioning and available evidence. Conclusion We explain the different pathways for action and the variety of medications now at our disposal to help this important group of patients.

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