Mode of death in adults with congenital heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1111-1116

  Oechslin, Erwin N ^a   Harrison, David A ^a   Connelly, Michael S ^a   Webb, Gary D ^a   Siu, Samuel C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART FAILURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LUNG ATRESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO;

EID: 0034670086     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01169-3     Document Type: Article

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