Primary Care

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Questions discussed in this category

When would you consider genetic screening of first-degree relatives in patients with bicuspid aortic valves?

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When would be the appropriate time to refer an asymptomatic young adult with unicuspid AV s/p valvuloplasty during adolescence for AVR following exercise stress TTE findings demonstrating increase in aortic valve mean gradient from 40mmHg to 70mmHg (achieving 15 METS)?

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What are high-risk clinical and echocardiographic features in pregnant patients with congenital heart disease?

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How do you counsel high-risk women with congenital heart disease who are looking to conceive?

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Papers discussed in this category

Eur Heart J,

2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy.

Circulation, 2020 Dec 17

2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

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