Congenital heart disease in adults: An 8-year surgical experience in a medium-volume cardiac center

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-181

  Padalino, Massimo A ^a   Cogo, Paola E ^b   Daliento, Luciano ^c   Speggiorin, Simone ^a   Vida, Vladimiro L ^a   Maschietto, Nicola ^b   Reffo, Elena ^b   Stellin, Giovanni ^a  

^a Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult age; Clinical outcome; Congenital heart disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYANOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449086999     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328333089b     Document Type: Article

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