Significantly increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease amongst adults with predominantly mild congenital heart disease

Significantly increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease amongst adults with predominantly mild congenital heart disease

Abstract Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) face increased risk of various comorbid diseases. Previous work on lung dysfunction in this population has mainly focused on restrictive lung disease, in patients with severe CHD phenotypes. We examined the association of mild CHD with chronic obst...

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Main Authors: Dominic J. F. Byrne, Simon G. Williams, Apostol Nakev, Simon Frain, Stephanie L. Baross, Jørgen Vestbo, Bernard D. Keavney, David Talavera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21433-8

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