Long-term outcome after surgery for congenital heart disease in infancy and childhood

Folkert Jan Meijboom

Research output: ThesisDoctoral thesis 3 (Research UU / Graduation NOT UU)

Abstract

Before the era of cardiac surgery about half of the patients born with a congenital heart defect died within the first year of life. Survival until adulthood was very rare for patients with transposition of the great arteries (20 years survival <1 %), rare with tetralogy of Fallot (20 years survival <10%) and although survival beyond two decades was more common for patients with atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis, their life expectancy also was considerably reduced.
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Hess, J., Primary supervisor, External person
  • E., Bos, Member of committee
  • Hugenholtz, P.G., Member of committee, External person
  • Roelandt, J.R.T.C., Member of committee, External person
Award date24 May 1995
Place of Publication[Rotterdam]
Publisher
Print ISBNs978-90-90-08271-4
Publication statusPublished - 24 May 1995

Keywords

  • cardiac surgery
  • cardiology
  • childhood
  • congenital heart disease
  • infancy
  • long-term outcome

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