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Title:

Cause of death in adults with congenital heart disease - An analysis of the German National Register for Congenital Heart Defects.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Engelings, Claudia C; Helm, Paul C; Abdul-Khaliq, Hashim; Asfour, Boulos; Bauer, Ulrike M M; Baumgartner, Helmut; Kececioglu, Deniz; Körten, Marc-André; Diller, Gerhard-Paul; Tutarel, Oktay
Abstract:
Due to the great advances in the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), mortality has decreased significantly over the last decades. Nonetheless, mortality for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is still higher than for the general population. An analysis regarding causes of death in a nationwide contemporary cohort of ACHD is lacking.A well-characterized cohort of the German National Register for Congenital Heart Defects was screened for patients over the age of 18 years...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Int J Cardiol
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
211
Pages contribution:
31-6
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.02.133
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26970963
Print-ISSN:
0167-5273
TUM Institution:
Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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