Diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in the congenital heart disease adult population impact on outcomes

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) on mortality, morbidity, and health services utilization (HSU) in an adult congenital heart disease (CHD) population. Although PH is a well-recognized complication of CHD, population-based studies of its s...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 58; no. 5; p. 538
Main Authors:	Lowe, Boris S, Therrien, Judith, Ionescu-Ittu, Raluca, Pilote, Louise, Martucci, Giuseppe, Marelli, Ariane J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 26.07.2011
Subjects:	Adult Aged Ambulatory Care - utilization Arrhythmias, Cardiac - mortality Cardiac Catheterization - utilization Echocardiography - utilization Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization Female Heart Defects, Congenital - mortality Heart Failure - mortality Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis Hypertension, Pulmonary - mortality Intensive Care Units - utilization Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Prevalence Retrospective Studies Risk United States - epidemiology United States
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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