Essays about: "CHD"

Found 3 essays containing the word CHD.

1. 1. Life Experience of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Descriptive Review

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

   Author : Yani Wang; Qiyao Xu; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: The life expectancy of adults with congenital heart disease hassignificantly increased due to the enormous progress of medical technology.Consequently, adults with congenital heart disease constitute a relatively new andgrowing patient population. READ MORE

3. 2. Transition and transfer in congenital heart disease- Experiences and perspectives of young people with CHD and their parents/caregivers

   University essay from

   Author : Kate Bramley-Moore; Najma Dirie; [2022-05-19]
   Keywords : transition; transfer; transition to adulthood; CHD; perspectives; experiences; parents; young people; adolescents;

   Abstract : Children born today with congenital heart disease (CHD) will most likely live into adulthood and as such need to transition their care from the paediatric cardiac clinic to the adult cardiac clinic. How young people and their parents/caregivers perceive this process of transition is not well understood. READ MORE

4. 3. Congenital heart defects in cats – prevalence and survival : a retrospective study of 60 cats

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

   Author : Jenny Michal; [2015]
   Keywords : congenital heart defect; cat; heart failure; prevalence; survival; ventricular septal defect; VSD; kongenitala hjärtfel; katt; hjärtsvikt; prevalens; överlevnad; kammarseptumdefekt;

   Abstract : Congenital heart disease (CHD) is defined as an anatomic defect of the heart or the associated great vessels present at birth. Depending on the severity of the defect, it may lead to heart failure, which generally results in a decreased quality of life and/or shortened life span. READ MORE