Eisenmenger syndrome and long-term survival in patients with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease

Conclusions The availability of surgical correction was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of developing ES. Patients with DS still have reduced survival prospects compared with the general population, but this effect is largely driven by patients developing ES who still have a very poor prognosis.

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Source: Heart - September 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Körten, M.-A., Helm, P. C., Abdul-Khaliq, H., Baumgartner, H., Kececioglu, D., Schlensak, C., Bauer, U. M. M., Diller, G.-P., Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects Investigators Tags: Congenital heart disease in adult patients, Congenital heart disease, Drugs: cardiovascular system Source Type: research