Adult congenital heart disease: New challenges

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-107

  Zomer, A C ^a,b,c   Vaartjes, I ^b   Grobbee, D E ^b   Mulder, B J M ^a,c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Comorbidity; Follow up; Long term complications

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL RATE; ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ADULT DISEASE; CARDIOLOGIST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMPLOYABILITY; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84873407031     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.035     Document Type: Editorial

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