Publication: Risk factors for excessmortality in adults with congenital heart diseases
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2017-04-21
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Oliver, Jose Maria
Gallego, Pastora
Gonzalez, Ana Elvira
Garcia-Hamilton, Diego
Avila, Pablo
Yotti, Raquel
Ferreira, Ignacio
Fernandez-Aviles, Francisco
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Oxford univ press
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AimsTo examine factors related to excess mortality in a cohort of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD).Methods and resultsWe conducted a survival analysis using prospective data of 3311 adults with CHD [ 50.5% males, median age at entry 22.5 years (IQR 18-39), median follow-up time 10.5 years (IQR: 4.4-18)]. Survival status of each patient was further verified by cross checking with the Spanish National Death Index. During a total follow-up of 37608 person-years, 336 (10%) patients died. Annual death rate was 0.89% and standardized mortality ratio (SMR) 2.64 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.3-3.0; P
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Adult congenital heart disease, Heart defects, Congenital, Follow-up studies, Excess mortality, Risk factors for death, Pediatric cardiac-surgery, Follow-up, Survival prospects, United-states, Population, Mortality, Trends, Death, Defects, Age