Age over 35 years is associated with increased mortality after pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: results from the UK National Congenital Heart Disease Audit database | Zendy

Dan M. Dorobantu | Zendy; Mansour Taghavi Azar Sharabiani | Zendy; Demetris Taliotis | Zendy; Andrew Parry | Zendy; Robert Tulloh | Zendy; James R. Bentham | Zendy; Massimo Caputo | Zendy; Carin van Doorn | Zendy; Șerban Stoica | Zendy

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Age over 35 years is associated with increased mortality after pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: results from the UK National Congenital Heart Disease Audit database

Author(s) -

Dan M. Dorobantu,

Mansour Taghavi Azar Sharabiani,

Demetris Taliotis,

Andrew Parry,

Robert Tulloh,

James R. Bentham,

Massimo Caputo,

Carin van Doorn,

Șerban Stoica

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa069

Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , proportional hazards model , population , heart disease , concomitant , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , database , surgery , confidence interval , environmental health , computer science

Many adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot will require a pulmonary valve replacement (PVR), but there is no consensus on the best timing. In this study, we aim to evaluate the impact of age at PVR on outcomes.

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