The Problems of The Adult Cases with Congenital Heart Disease Lost to Follow-up
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Children and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Lost to Follow-Up
Background—Many patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) require lifelong care. However, the duration of cardiology follow-up in children and adults with CHD is unknown. We sought to determine the proportion of children and young adults with CHD receiving outpatient cardiology care and to identify predictors of lack of follow-up. Methods and Results—The study population consisted of individ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0911-1794
DOI: 10.9794/jspccs.30.456