Critical Congenital Heart Diseases as Life-threatening Conditions in the Emergency Room

Critical congenital heart disease (CHD) represents a special type of cardiovascular emergency due to the complexity of the associated pathology. In many cases, urgent surgery or catheter-based intervention is required as the condition might be life-threatening. In patients with ductal-dependent lesi...

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Main Author: Togănel Rodica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2016-0002