Background and Purpose: The diverse causes of right-sided heart failure (RHF) include,
among others, primary cardiomyopathies with right ventricular (RV) involvement, RV …

In this scientific statement from the American Heart Association, experts in the field of
cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) in children address 2 issues: the most current …

Valvular disease remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
worldwide. 1 Over the past decade, catheter-based interventions in valvular disease have …

Objective Patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) experience increased rates of
mortality and morbidity in adulthood. This study was designed to identify risk factors for …

Abstract The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) last published its
comprehensive expert panel report of clinical indications for CMR in 2004. This new …

Background: Risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes have been identified in patients with
repaired tetralogy of Fallot before pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). However, pre-PVR …

Advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have led to
a marked improvement in the survival of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). However …

These results and inferences must be viewed cautiously. The cohort studied by Frigiola et
al14 comprises only patients with “simple” TOF, that is, those with patent RVOT. Patients with …

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect. We explore
“hot topics” to highlight areas of emerging science for clinicians and scientists in moving …

Because the real benefit of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in patients with repaired
tetralogy of Fallot who develop pulmonary insufficiency remains unclear, it is necessary to …