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Pulmonary hypertension in adults with congenital heart disease. Clinical phenotypes and outcomes in the advanced pulmonary vasodilator era.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care - 1 Jan 2000
Wals-Rodriguez Amadeo-José, Rodriguez-Puras Maria-Jose, Garcia-Orta Rocío, Robledo Juan, Moreno Eduardo, Federero Carmen, Camacho Rocio, Manso Begoña, Hernandez Nuria, Cubero Jose María, Abia Raquel Ladrón, Ramos Pilar Cejudo, Ordoñez Antonio, Gallego Pastora
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mortality of pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) in adults remains high. OBJECTIVES: To identify predictors of death and to assess the impact of treatment on outcome. METHODS: Retrospective, multicenter cohort study of 103 adults with PAH-CHD followed-up for 8.6 ± 4.6 years. Patients were grouped according to underlying shunt type into pre-tricuspid,...
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