Lifespan Perspective on Congenital Heart Disease Research

Autor: Michael Α. Gatzoulis, Alexander R. Opotowsky, Kathy J. Jenkins, Gerhard-Paul Diller, Animesh Tandon, Alexandra Arvanitaki, Seema Mital, Ariane Marelli, Yue Li, Alexander Kempny, Andrew N. Redington, Paul Khairy, Philip Moons
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77:2219-2235
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.03.012
Popis: More than 90% of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are nowadays surviving to adulthood and adults account for over two-thirds of the contemporary CHD population in Western countries. Although outcomes are improved, surgery does not cure CHD. Decades of longitudinal observational data are currently motivating a paradigm shift toward a lifespan perspective and proactive approach to CHD care. The aim of this review is to operationalize these emerging concepts by presenting new constructs in CHD research. These concepts include long-term trajectories and a life course epidemiology framework. Focusing on a precision health, we propose to integrate our current knowledge on the genome, phenome, and environome across the CHD lifespan. We also summarize the potential of technology, especially machine learning, to facilitate longitudinal research by embracing big data and multicenter lifelong data collection.
Databáze: OpenAIRE