Open AccessPopulation‐Based Data on Congenital Heart Disease and Stroke
Author(s) -
Opotowsky Alexander R.,
Webb Gary D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.116.003257
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , atrial fibrillation , heart disease , population , cohort , perioperative , heart failure , pediatrics , cardiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Mandalenakis and colleagues present a population‐based analysis of the risk of stroke in over 25 000 patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).[1][1] The investigators identified patients from a Swedish registry, which included almost all cardiothoracic procedures and hospitalizations between