PATHFINDER-CHD: prospective registry on adults with congenital heart disease, abnormal ventricular function, and/or heart failure as a foundation for establishing rehabilitative, prehabilitative, preventive, and health-promoting measures: rationale, aims, design and methods

Abstract Background Adults with congenital heart defects (ACHD) globally constitute a notably medically underserved patient population. Despite therapeutic advancements, these individuals often confront substantial physical and psychosocial residua or sequelae, requiring specialized, integrative car...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Freilinger, Harald Kaemmerer, Robert D. Pittrow, Stefan Achenbach, Stefan Baldus, Oliver Dewald, Peter Ewert, Annika Freiberger, Matthias Gorenflo, Frank Harig, Christopher Hohmann, Stefan Holdenrieder, Jürgen Hörer, Michael Huntgeburth, Michael Hübler, Niko Kohls, Frank Klawonn, Rainer Kozlik-Feldmann, Renate Kaulitz, Dirk Loßnitzer, Friedrich Mellert, Nicole Nagdyman, Johannes Nordmeyer, Benjamin A. Pittrow, Leonard B. Pittrow, Carsten Rickers, Stefan Rosenkranz, Jörg Schelling, Christoph Sinning, Mathieu N. Suleiman, Yskert von Kodolitsch, Fabian von Scheidt, Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer-Suleiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-03833-y