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Living with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Brad Smoliak talks to us about having an LVAD implanted and how it has changed his life.
Brad Smoliak is a professional chef and restaurant owner in Edmonton, Canada. Some accomplishments during his long and successful career include being the official chef of the Canadian Olympic team and cooking for the Queen.
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Advance Care Planning in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Prof. Schwerzmann discusses the latest ESC guidelines in advance care planning for the adult patient with congenital heart disease and outlines how to incorporate the recommendations into clinical practice.
Prof. Dr. med. Markus Schwerzmann is an ACHD cardiologist at the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland.
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Genetic Counseling and Testing in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Dr. Julie De Backer
Dr. Julie De Backer, MD, PhD, FESC is a genetic cardiologist with a clinical and research interest in Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases and Adult Congenital Heart Disease at the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium.
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Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Lessons learned from Confidential Enquiries and Cardiac Risk Assessment
Lessons learned from Confidential Enquiries and Cardiac Risk Assessment
A conversation with Dr. Sara Thorne on how to risk stratify the pregnant woman & lessons we can learn from confidential maternal death enquiries
Dr. Sara Thorne MB BS, MD is an ACHD & Obstetric cardiologist at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. Prior to her move to Toronto she led the ACHD Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham UK.
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Arrhythmias in Pregnancy
A conversation with Dr. Danna Spears about how to manage the pregnant woman who presents with arrhythmias.
Dr. Danna Spears, MD, FRCP is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Toronto General Hospital. She is the director of the Heritable Arrhythmia Clinic and has also developed a unique Arrhythmia in Pregnancy clinic.
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Caring for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in Low and Middle Income Regions
A conversation with Dr. Nadeem Aslam and Dr. Babar Hasan about challenges faced by adults with congenital heart disease in low and middle income settings.
Dr. Nadeem Aslam and Dr. Babar Hasan are pediatric cardiologists at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. They care for both children and adults with congenital heart disease.
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50 Years of Congenital Cardiac Surgery
A conversation with Professor Jane Somerville about the evolution of congenital cardiac surgery and the development of adult congenital cardiology.
Professor Jane Somerville is Emeritus Professor of Cardiology Imperial College, London. She defined the concept & speciality of Grown Up/Adult Congenital Cardiology.
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Coping During COVID-19: Ideas For Providers
A conversation with Dr. Adrienne Kovacs about how health providers can cope with the stresses induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Adrienne Kovacs is a psychologist with the Knight Cardiovascular Institute at Oregon Health & Science University who has worked in ACHD for over 15 years. She is the President-Elect of the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD).
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Telemedicine in Adult Congenital Cardiology
A conversation with Dr. Ami Bhatt about how to incorporate Telehealth into your clinical practice, especially in these difficult times.
Dr. Ami Bhatt is the Director of the ACHD service at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a pioneer in the field of Telehealth and incorporates Telemedicine into her daily clinical work.
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Heart University: a new online educational forum in paediatric and adult congenital cardiac care. The future of virtual learning in a post-pandemic world?
Cardiology in the Young — March 2020 — Cambridge University Press
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7th Annual Clinical Exercise Testing & Therapeutics Symposium
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FEATURED CONFERENCE
New Frontiers for the Fontan Survivor
Challenges, Opportunities and the Ultimate Destination of Heart/Liver Transplant
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September 21, 2019 – UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center, Los Angeles, CA
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GUIDELINES & REFERENCES
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- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines: 2018-American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: Introduction: 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: Complex congenital cardiac lesions: 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: Executive summary: 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: Outflow tract obstruction, coarctation of the aorta, tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein anomaly and Marfan’s syndrome: 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: Shunt lesions: 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society
- Congenital coronary artery anomalies: a bridge from embryology to anatomy and pathophysiology—a position statement of the development, anatomy, and pathology : 2015 ESC Working Group
- ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease 2020:
- ESC Guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease: (new version 2010)-The Task Force on the Management of Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- Genetic counselling and testing in adults with congenital heart disease: A consensus document of the ESC WG ACHD, ESC WG on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease and the European Society of Human Genetics, 2020.
- Recommendations for advance care planning in adults with congenital heart disease: a position paper from ESC, ACNAP, EPAC, ISACHD, 2020.
- Recommendations for organization of care for adults with congenital heart disease and for training in the subspecialty of ‘Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease’ in Europe: a position paper of the Working Group on Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology: 2014 WorkingGrouponGrown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology
- Recommendations for participation in competitive sport in adolescent and adult athletes with congenital Heart Disease: position statement from EAPC, ESC, WG ACHD, AEPC, 2020.
- Surgery for Aortic Dilatation in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valves: ACC/AHA 2016 Statement
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases: ESC 2014 Guidelines
- Diagnosis and management of Thoracic Aortic Disease: ACCF/AHA 2010 Guidelines
- ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease: 2017 The Task Force for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- Transcatheter adult congenital heart disease interventions: organization of care – recommendations from a Joint Working Group of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), European Association of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (EAPCI): 2009 ESC Working Group Position Paper
- ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization: 2018 The Task Force on myocardial revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- ASE Statement on Protection of Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: American Society of Echocardiography 2020
- British Congenital Cardiac Association COVID-19 (Corona Virus): Vulnerable groups with congenital heart disease: British Congenital Cardiac Association 2020
- Position Statement of the ESC Council on Hypertension on ACE-Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) March 2020
- GUIDANCE FROM THE CCS COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE TEAM COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease: What the Cardiac Healthcare Provider Should Know: Canadian Cardiac Society 2020
- WHO Global research on coronavirus disease: World Health Organization 2020
- NEJM resource on COVID-19: NEJM 2020
- Lancet resource on COVID-19:
- British Medical Journal COVID-19 resource: British Medical Journal 2020
- American College of Cardiology COVID-19 hub: American College of Cardiology 2020
- American Heart Association CoVID-19 resources for patients: American Heart Association 2020
- American Heart Association CoViD-19 resources for health professionals: American Heart Association 2020
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs: BMJ March 2020
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease: CIRCULATION AHA 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynocology 2020
- ESC resource on COVID-19: ESC 2020
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses-Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: American Association of Critical Care Nurses March 2020
- Patient Handout by Global ARCH – COVID-19 and CHD: Global ARCH April 2020
- 3D Echo in Congenital Heart Disease: 2017 EACI/ASE Expert Consensus
- Echocardiography in Adults with Congenital Heart Defects: ISACHD Concensus Recommendations
- Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination in Children and All Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: 2018 Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography
- Multimodality Imaging Guidelines for Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: 2014 A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society for Pediatric Radiology
- Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen Ovale: 2015 From the American Society of Echocardiography and Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
- Multimodality Imaging Guidelines of Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries: 2016 A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay: 2018 American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society Clinical Practice Guidelines
- ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope
- ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS : 2016 The Task Force for the management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease: a position paper of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease, endorsed by HRS, PACES, APHRS, and SOLAEC: 2018 EHRA
- Management of Ventricular Arrhythmia and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: 2015 ESC Guidelines
- Recognition of and Management of Arrhythmias in Adult CHD: 2014 PACES/HRS Expert Consensus
- Device-based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: ACCF/AHA/HRS 2012 Guidelines
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure: 2016 ESC Guidelines
- Management of Heart Failure: 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Guidelines
- Treatment of heart failure in adult congenital heart disease: a position paper : 2016 Working Group of Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease and the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
- Management of Heart Failure: 2013 ACCF/AHA Guidelines
- Care of Heart Transplant Recipients: 2010 ISHLT Guidelines
- Imaging the adult with congenital heart disease: a multimodality imaging approach—position paper from the EACVI: 2018 EACVI
- Indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in children with congenital and acquired heart disease:an expert consensus paper : 2015 Imaging Working Group of the AEPC and the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Section of the EACVI
- Multimodality Imaging of Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta in Adults: 2015 From the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
- ESC Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy Clinical Practice Guidelines: 2018
- ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy: 2018 The Task Force for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
- Management of Pregnancy in Patients With Complex Congenital Heart Disease A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association: 2017 AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT
- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment During Ob/Gyn Visits Presidential Advisory: Cardiology (ESC)
- Hypertension in Pregnancy Hypertension Canada’s Guidelines: 2018
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease: 2014 AHA Scientific Statement
- Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: 2016 Practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy
- Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy: 2010 Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopath
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