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Mortality and morbidity in patients with congenital heart disease hospitalised for viral pneumonia.

Gerhard-Paul DillerDominic EndersAstrid E LammersStefan OrwatRenate SchmidtRobert M RadkeJoachim GerssFernando De Torres AlbaGerrit KaleschkeUlrike M BauerUrsula MarschallHelmut Baumgartner
Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)
We present timely data on morbidity and mortality of severe viral pneumonia requiring hospital admission in patients with CHD. Need for mechanical ventilation and risk of death in CHD increase early in life, reaching a level equivalent to non-CHD individuals >60 years of age. Our data suggest that except for patients with isolated simple defects, patients with CHD should be considered higher-risk individuals when faced with severe viral pneumonia.
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