@ISACHD#Case of the #Month
Congratulations to 🇨🇴 team @fcardioinfantil
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A 27-year-old woman with a history of dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) repaired by Mustard procedure as an infant develops worsening shortness of breath.
What happened next shows the power of multimodal imaging & multidisciplinary teamwork.
#CardioTwitter #ACHD
This month’s @ISACHD Top Picks
1/“Survival Trends of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease After Heart Surgery in Sweden”, published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
🚨 Long-term survival is improving for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) in Sweden — but key risks remain. Here’s what you need to know from a major population study 🧵👇
SA Heart Congress 2024 is bringing together top local faculty! Learn from experts on the latest in heart health.
Nov 8-10 | Sandton Convention Centre. Register today: https://t.co/m8kUPqmufU
#SAHeartCongress2024#CardiologyInnovation
Amy Lemly is the ACHD Nurse Practitioner at @UMMC_Heart. She is a prized team member, whose gentle nature and kindness helps build bonds with this special patient population. Amy seeks to embrace each patient into ACHD clinic like a member of a big family. #ACHD#CardioTwitter
There's only 1⃣ week until RISE @ ESC Congress 2024!
Hear from our Founder and Conference Program Director @Drroxmehran about what you can expect next week. See you there!
Register now: https://t.co/tDpOkyeKsz
#RISE2024#ESCCongress#WIC#CardioTwitter
When Prof. @BCstyling applied for an Escalator Award, she hoped to create a service to meet the unmet need for ACHD care within South Africa.
What she didn't know was how the connections she'd make would also transform her career.
Read her story: https://t.co/M5dpGYIcCS
#WIC
This is it
The best paper on pre-MitraClip evaluation ever written
One to save for all #Cardiology imaging learners or enthusiasts
Share any additional helpful papers below!
https://t.co/UYF4xsAYEJ
In presence of Atrial Fibrillation, do you usually report that the LV diastolic function can’t be assessed?
Check this out: nice step-wise algorithm at the @BSEcho#Guidelines about LV Diastolic Function
Change your mindset‼️😉 #EchoFirst#Afib#DiastolicFunction
What would you tell your younger self or someone recently diagnosed with CHD?
We asked this at Hearts Together 2024 - our favourite responses include 'don't be afraid to ask for support', 'embrace life each day as it comes', and 'you can do it & more'
Add your suggestions!
Finding out your baby has a congenital heart defect is frightening. Getting answers to these 7 questions can help.
We’re proud to join forces with @TheCHF to raise awareness and advance lifesaving research for congenital heart defects.
Professor Mosa Moshabela will become UCT's 11th vice-chancellor (VC) when he takes up his post on 1 October 2024. Professor Moshabela joins UCT from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) with a career in leadership spanning many years. Read more: https://t.co/nWuqSUtP9A