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Title:

Emergency hospital admissions and three-year survival of adults with and without cardiovascular surgery for congenital cardiac disease.

Document type:
Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Article
Author(s):
Kaemmerer, H; Fratz, S; Bauer, U; Oechslin, E; Brodherr-Heberlein, S; Zrenner, B; Turina, J; Jenni, R; Lange, PE; Hess, J
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study determined the quantity and nature of emergencies leading to unscheduled hospital admissions of adults with congenital cardiac disease and their mid-term survival. RESULTS: During 1 year, 429 adults with congenital cardiac diseases were admitted 571 times, and 124 admissions (22%) of 95 patients (22%) were emergency admissions. Fifteen of the 95 patients were seen for the first time in 1 of the participating centers. The underlying anomalies were Fallot's tetralogy and pulm...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Year:
2003
Journal volume:
126
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
1048-52
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/S0022
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14566245
Print-ISSN:
0022-5223
TUM Institution:
I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Kardiologie); Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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