ISACHD Profile Banner
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎 Profile
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎

@ISACHD

Followers
1K
Following
508
Media
99
Statuses
462

#ISACHD A non-profit organization to promote, maintain and pursue excellence in the care of adults with congenital heart disease worldwide #ACHD

Worldwide
Joined June 2020
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
4 days
Moving continents with the @ISACHD #Heart2Heart series, now we got to #Pakistan with Prof. Najma Patel and her #ACHD #mission. #CardioTwitter stay tuned for the next #Heart2Heart video around the globe 🌎 . @ACCinTouch @escardio @SIAC_cardio @AHAScience @AmerAcadPeds @CincyACHD.
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
27 days
This @ISACHD #Heart2Heart series continues with @BCstyling and her #advice for those interested in #ACHD as a #career. #CardioTwitter Stay tuned for the next #Heart2Heart video around the globe 🌎 . @ACCinTouch @AFHRA_Cardio @AfricanHeartAs1 @AHAScience @MAGatzoulis @FredWuMD
0
4
6
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
27 days
This @ISACHD #Heart2Heart series continues with @BCstyling and her #advice for those interested in #ACHD as a #career. #CardioTwitter Stay tuned for the next #Heart2Heart video around the globe 🌎 . @ACCinTouch @AFHRA_Cardio @AfricanHeartAs1 @AHAScience @MAGatzoulis @FredWuMD
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
6 months
We will continue this @ISACHD #Heart2Heart series with @BCstyling and her #WhyACHD?. #CardioTwitter Stay tuned for the next #Heart2Heart video around the globe 🌎 . @ACCinTouch @AFHRA_Cardio @AfricanHeartAs1 @AHAScience @MAGatzoulis @FredWuMD @nmpra @interactiveachd @TorontoACHD
0
10
15
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
29 days
RT @SonccoPeru: Les compartimos un resumen del último estudio de investigación de un equipo médico peruano liderado por la Dra. July Carhua….
0
2
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
1 month
RT @Bravo__MD: 🚨#ACCFIT #ACHD #CardioTwitter #MedEd. Join us in our 25th session of “Global conversations in ACHD” . June 11th, 12-1pm EST….
0
6
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
8/.🏥 Takeaway:.•Survival improving 👍.•But long-term risks remain 👀.•Multidisciplinary, lifelong follow-up is essential for ACHD patients. Full study:
0
0
3
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
7/.⚠️ Gender differences:.Women with CHD had higher relative mortality risk than men (HR 6.07 vs 4.52). But men had higher absolute mortality. 🔁 Need for gender-tailored care plans?.
1
1
2
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
6/.💥 Comorbidities that drive mortality:.•Heart failure: HR 2.97.•Atrial fibrillation: HR 2.71.•Hypertension: HR 2.93.➡️ These need proactive management in ACHD clinics.
1
0
2
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
5/.🧬 Genetic syndromes (esp. Down syndrome) = higher risk.🧠 HR 2.12 vs non-syndromic patients.🔔 Personalized follow-up for syndromic patients is a must.
1
0
2
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
4/.🔍 Lesion complexity matters:.•Conotruncal defects: HR 7.03.•Even simple VSDs: HR ~5.➡️ Even “mild” CHD carries long-term risks. Lifelong care is critical.
1
0
2
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
📉 Good news: Mortality risk is dropping. ➡️ HR fell from 5.95 to 2.74 across birth cohorts (vs general population). ✅ Care is improving. ❗But ACHD patients still face higher mortality than peers.
1
0
2
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
🇸🇪 Cohort: Patients born 1970–1999 who had CHD surgery in childhood & survived to age 18. 📊 Follow-up: Avg 12.7 years. 💀 3% died during follow-up = 2.35 deaths/1,000 person-years.
1
0
2
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
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
Tweet media one
1
13
13
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
RT @Bravo__MD: Proud of the team that accomplished this study published in @JACCJournals #Advances as part of the @pams_web Research Mentor….
0
9
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
RT @SonccoPeru: ¿Crees que sabes todo sobre las cardiopatías congénitas? Desmontamos los mitos más comunes y te revelamos la verdad. #Cardi….
0
1
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
RT @Bravo__MD: 🚨#ACCFIT #ACHD #CardioTwitter #MedEd. Join us in our 24th session of “Global conversations in ACHD” . May 14th, 12-1pm EST….
0
10
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
2 months
RT @SonccoPeru: Lo que antes era imposible, hoy salva vidas. Descubre cómo la ciencia y la tecnología están dando esperanza a miles de cora….
0
2
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
3 months
RT @SonccoPeru: Recuerda que cuidar tu salud sexual es parte importante de tu calidad de vida. No dudes en hablar y buscar ayuda cuando la….
0
2
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
3 months
This month’s @ISACHD #ACHD #Top #Pick comes from the #Pediatric #Cardiology colleagues from #India led by Dr Krishna Kumar. #Transcatheter #closure of #perimembranous #VSD in children. ✅121 patients.✅Successful deployment in all but 3 (significant
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
0
9
5
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
3 months
RT @Bravo__MD: 🚨#ACCFIT #ACHD #CardioTwitter #MedEd. Join us in our 23rd session of “Global conversations in ACHD” . April 9th, 12-1pm EST….
0
3
0
@ISACHD
Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎
3 months
RT @SonccoPeru: Recuerda que la detección temprana y el tratamiento adecuado son fundamentales para mejorar las tasas de supervivencia en t….
0
2
0