The role of echocardiography in the management of adult patients with congenital heart disease following operative treatment

Treatment of congenital heart diseases has significantly advanced over the last few decades. Due to the continuously increasing survival rate, there are more and more adult patients with congenital heart diseases and these patients present at the adult cardiologist from the paediatric cardiology car...

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Main Authors: Havasi Kálmán
Ambrus Nóra
Kalapos Anita
Forster Tamás
Nemes Attila
Format: Article
Published: 2018
Series:CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY 8 No. 6
doi:10.21037/cdt.2018.09.11

mtmt:30544176
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/16320
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Summary:Treatment of congenital heart diseases has significantly advanced over the last few decades. Due to the continuously increasing survival rate, there are more and more adult patients with congenital heart diseases and these patients present at the adult cardiologist from the paediatric cardiology care. The aim of the present review is to demonstrate the role of echocardiography in some significant congenital heart diseases.
Physical Description:771-779
ISSN:2223-3652