These patients, particularly the adults with moderate or highly complex CHD, can be very difficult to manage, and should be treated in a few expert and specialized “grown-up congenital heart disease” (GUCHD) units, concentrating resources, patients, funding and professional experience. Over the...
Cardiovascular imaging in PPCM is classified as non-ionizing (echocardiography) and ionizing (chest radiography (CXR), cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), computed tomography (CT), ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan, invasive coronary angiography (ICA), and nuclear medicine imaging (single-photon emission...
The group was composed of 15 expert professionals in biomedical engineering, human factors, health economics, and the HTA (with more than two years of expertise). A series of focus groups were organised to establish the research question and the inclusion and exclusion criteria, as well as come...