Open AccessNational Practice Patterns for Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Tara Karamlou,
Brian S. Diggs,
Thomas D. Person,
Ross M. Ungerleider,
Karl F. Welke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.776963
Subject(s) - medicine , heart disease , medline , medical diagnosis , emergency medicine , pediatrics , pathology , political science , law
Surgery for grown-up (age > or = 18 years) patients with congenital heart disease (GUCH) is frequently performed by surgeons without specialization in pediatric heart surgery. We sought to define national practice patterns and to determine whether outcomes for GUCH patients are improved if they are treated by specialized pediatric heart surgeons (PHSs) compared with non-PHSs.
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