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Long-term survival in patients with isolated pulmonary valve stenosis: a not so benign disease?

Kristoffer SkoglundAnnika RosengrenGeorgios LappasMaria FedchenkoZacharias Mandalenakis
Published in: Open heart (2021)
In this nationwide, register-based cohort study, we found that the risk of mortality in patients with PS is almost five times higher compared with matched controls. Patients with an early diagnosis of PS appears to be the most vulnerable group and the regular follow-up in tertiary congenital heart units may be the key to prevention.
Keyphrases
  • aortic valve
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • mitral valve
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • aortic stenosis
  • cross sectional
  • cardiovascular disease
  • heart failure
  • coronary artery disease
  • type diabetes