Intrahepatic transcriptomics shed more light on the pathophysiology of Fontan-associated liver disease among adults with the Fontan circulation Read more from this important work in #JACC: bit.ly/3UAJDgk #ACHD #CardioX #LiverTwitter Katia Bravo, MD, FACC Fady M. Kaldas, MD

The antioxidant vitamin B12 analogue #cobinamide as a treatment for #Marfan syndrome. Read the editorial by Dr. Andreas H. Wagner on the #JACCBTS study on cobinamide in Marfan syndrome: bit.ly/42NTnpu Uni Heidelberg

This week in the Toronto International ACHD Rounds, Dr. Lee Benson will discuss how to deal with large right ventricular outflow tracts. Please join us live at meet.goto.com/790313581 Toronto ACHD Program Peter Munk Cardiac Centre SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre

Frailty and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Congenital Heart Disease | Journal of the American College of Cardiology jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

#SpeakerSpotlight Dr. Jasmine Grewal is a Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and is based at St. Paul’s Hospital. She is the Director of the Yasmin and Amir Virani Provincial Adult Congenital Heart Program and Provincial Cardio-Obstetrics Program. Jasmine

Only 7 days left until Fontan Education Day! Have you registered yet? Not able to make it? Register to recieve the presentation slides and zoom recording via email. Link in bio. FontanEducationDay2024.eventbrite.com

Meet our Co-Emcees for Fontan Education Day! Reena Clarkson lives with a Fontan circulation and is co-hosting the Fontan Education Day for the third year. She works in event management and marketing/communications. She has been advocating for a holistic approach to patient care

This week, at the Toronto International ACHD Rounds, Dr. Mertens will discuss new echo techniques to assess intracardiac flow dynamics, myocardial stiffness, and applications of AI in CHD. Join us live at meet.goto.com/511869973 #ACHD Toronto ACHD Program SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre Luc Mertens

Extremely happy to share our work: Transcatheter-Based Interventions for Tetralogy of Fallot Across All Age Groups | JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… under the guidance of Dr. Eric Horlick University Health Network Bandar Alshehri,MD. د/ بندر الشهري Hospital Clínic

This week at the Toronto International ACHD Rounds, Professor Andrew Mackie will discuss about the importance of Transition in CHD. Please join us live at meet.goto.com/558914397 Toronto ACHD Program Peter Munk Cardiac Centre SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre #ACHD

Hot of the press, 1005 paediatric patients with BAV treated prophylactically with atenolol or losartan. After 7 years follow up there was no difference in the annual aortic growth rate between treated and untreated patients. #CHD. internationaljournalofcardiology.com/article/S0167-…

This week, in the Toronto International ACHD rounds, Prof Lorts will discussed different aspects of MCS in ACHD. Please join us live at meet.goto.com/741252717. Angie Lorts Toronto ACHD Program Peter Munk Cardiac Centre The Cincinnati ACHD Program. #ACHD

Off the press. New Mortality Risk Score in ToF from the INDICATOR cohort. 5 independent predictors (>4 high risk): ▪️Older age at CMR ▪️Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) ▪️ToF repair type ▪️Higher RVESVi ▪️Lower BVGFI (biventricular global function index) ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Congratulations to our fellows Guillermo Agorrody MLuzGaragiola, Alvan Buckley and Ronald Acuña for finishing their ACHD fellowship. We are going to miss you guys! You rock!

Special Considerations for Mechanical Circulatory Support or Device Th... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📝✨ Just published: "Thrombocytopenia is Associated with Higher Fontan Pressure and Increased Morbidity post Fontan " Key findings: Thrombocytopenia is associated with ✅ Elevated Fontan pressure ✅ Increased hospital admission ✅ Worse liver disease 👉rb.gy/jm75qt

Happy to share new data on modifiable risk factors affecting longevity of RV-PA conduit in congenital heart surgery. Performance and failure of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit in congenital heart disease - American Journal of Cardiology ajconline.org/article/S0002-…

#ISACHD #TOPPICK Post TGA- ASO has a 16% risk of LVOT tinyurl.com/57buzttx In this article Han et al University of Utah highlight the Role of Cardiovascular CT in Surgical Decision Making Fred Wu, MD 🫀 吳明杰 Leigh Reardon Tabitha Moe MD, FACC The Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford Damien Cullington Ali N Zaidi, MD Christopher DeZorzi

Following the #Starnes procedure, the #Conerepair allows for the competency of the #tricuspidvalve and functionalization of the #rightventricle sustained at midterm follow-up 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39181444/ Faaz Ashraf Laura Seese Tarek Alsaied UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute AATS #JTCVS

CPET and hemodynamics in Fontan: 🔹⬇️ peak HR, peak VO2, and % pVO2 associate with worse hemodynamics 🔹Peak VO2 ≤19.1 ml/kg/min or ≤48% predicted ▶️ ΔPAWP/ΔQs ratio >2 mmHg/l/min and/or a ΔPA/ΔQp ratio >3 (S:81%; E: 76%) Mayo Clinic Alexander Vd Bruaene sciencedirect.com/science/articl…