Adult congenital heart disease

Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Navigating Lifelong Care in an Evolving Health Landscape

By MedXY 10/07/2026

Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients now outnumber affected children, shifting focus to lifelong management. Advances in specialized care, health systems, and digital innovations offer promising models to improve outcomes and equity in ACHD.

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Unveiling Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Clinical Challenges

By MedXY 08/12/2026

This article explores the high prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), highlighting its clinical features, hospitalization burden, and under-treatment issues.

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Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis in Adults: Clinical Course and Long-Term Outcomes

By MedXY 08/11/2026

This review synthesizes recent evidence on adult subvalvular aortic stenosis, highlighting long-term clinical outcomes, disease progression, and implications for management and follow-up strategy.

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Beyond the Resting State: Why Exercise Pulmonary Vascular Resistance is the New Gold Standard for Fontan Prognosis

By MedXY 01/03/2026

Groundbreaking research demonstrates that exercise-induced pulmonary vascular resistance, rather than resting measurements, is a critical predictor of mortality in Fontan patients, supported by new non-invasive diagnostic algorithms for clinical practice.

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Semi-Invasive Pressure-Flow Assessment by Exercise Echocardiography: Predicting Clinical Status and Exercise Capacity in Fontan Patients

By MedXY 09/06/2025

Exercise echocardiography combined with peripheral venous pressure measurement (CPETecho-PVP) correlates with clinical severity and exercise capacity in Fontan circulation, potentially improving management by characterizing Fontan failure pathophysiology.