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Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects, with a birth prevalence of approximately 1%. Congenital heart disease (CHD) ranges from...
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Workplace Harassment in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Descriptive and observational study carried out consecutively between adult outpatients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and a control population...
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Neurodevelopmental Trajectory in a Child with Congenital Heart Disease
Children with congenital heart disease are at high risk for neurodevelopmental challenges. There is little known, however, about possible effects of...
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Continuous Electroencephalogram (cEEG) Findings and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) at 12–24 Months of Age
ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the role of continuous EEG (cEEG) background patterns and duration of cross-clamp time and cardiopulmonary bypass...
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Adaptive Functioning in Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease Referred for Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up
ObjectiveLimited outcome research so far suggests concerns about adaptive functioning in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Given the...
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Being parent of a child with congenital heart disease, what does it mean? A qualitative research
BackgroundChildbirth is one of the invaluable human experiences and is associated with parental happiness. However, when a child is born with...
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Heart Transplantation
Since the first successful orthotopic heart transplant in 1967, medical, surgical, and technological advances have transformed cardiac...
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Heart and Lung Failure
The purpose of this chapter is to review the role of the social worker with patients who are experiencing heart and lung illness and failure. The...
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The relationship between perceived social support and self-care behaviors among patients with heart failure in Jordan
Perceived social support is known to affect self-care. No previous studies have been conducted to determine the association between perceived social...
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Parenting a Child with a Functionally Univentricular Heart: Mothers’ Experiences of Role and Identity
This qualitative study aimed to explore how having a child with a functionally univentricular heart (FUH) affected mothers’ experiences of their...
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The Pediatric Cardiologist’s Role in the Care of Children with Autism and Other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Pediatric cardiology has made tremendous advances over the last 50 years resulting in increased life expectancy for children with congenital heart...
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Behavioral Medicine Treatments for Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) is a major public health concern affecting millions of people worldwide, with rates dramatically increasing as the population...
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Childhood Factors in Adult Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a chronic, age-related disease, whose development begins in childhood. To fully understand the lifespan development...
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Stress and the Development of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
The question of whether stress contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a central research question in the field of...
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Genes associated with depression and coronary artery disease are enriched for cardiomyopathy and inflammatory phenotypes
Depression and coronary artery disease (CAD) are highly comorbid conditions. Approximately 40% of individuals who have one diagnosis will also...
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Defining and Measuring Resilience in Children with a Chronic Disease: a Sco** Review
More than 25% of all children grow up with a chronic disease. They are at higher risk for developmental and psychosocial problems. However, children...
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Introduction to Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology
The cardiovascular system is one of the most critical and disease-prone organ systems in the body. The heart and surrounding blood vessels are...
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Co** in Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis
ObjectivesCongenital heart defects (CHD) can be detected at ultrasound but are sometimes not diagnosed until birth, which can cause stress and...
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Classification of Cardiovascular Diseases: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
This chapter reviews the main cardiovascular diseases (CVD) that are common in clinical practice and have received substantial attention from...
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Personality Factors in Cardiovascular Disease: The Big Five and Type D Personality
Increasing evidence supports the role of personality traits in the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Big Five personality traits,...