Tetralogy of Fallot in Spain: a nationwide registry-based mortality study across 36 years

Tetralogy of Fallot in Spain: a nationwide registry-based mortality study across 36 years

Abstract Background Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most frequent cyanotic congenital heart defect. TOF mortality has fallen remarkably in recent years due to therapeutic advances. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess temporal and spatial variability in TOF-related mortality in Spain ac...

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Main Authors: Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Eva Bermejo-Sánchez, Germán Sánchez-Díaz, Ana Villaverde-Hueso, Manuel Posada de la Paz, Verónica Alonso-Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Congenital heart defect
Tetralogy of Fallot
Mortality
Spain
Temporal-analysis
Spatial-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1056-y

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