Changing demographics of pulmonary arterial hypertension in congenital heart disease

Changing demographics of pulmonary arterial hypertension in congenital heart disease

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious complication of congenital heart disease (CHD). Without early surgical repair, around one-third of paediatric CHD patients develop significant PAH. Recent data from the Netherlands suggest that >4% of adult CHD patients have PAH, with higher rate...

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Main Author: B.J.M. Mulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2010-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Subjects:
Congenital heart disease
pulmonary arterial hypertension
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/19/118/308.full.pdf+html

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