Outcome of operated and unoperated adults with congenital cardiac disease lost to follow-up for more than five years.
Many patients with congenital cardiac disease need a regular cardiologic follow-up (FU) even after successful primary treatment. Nevertheless, many of them are lost to FU. The present study verifies for the first time the outcome of adults with congenital cardiac disease lost to FU of a specialized institution for >5 years.
Wacker
Annette
A
Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Klinik an der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany.
Kaemmerer
Harald
H
Hollweck
Regina
R
Hauser
Michael
M
Deutsch
Marc Andre
MA
Brodherr-Heberlein
Silke
S
Eicken
Andreas
A
Hess
John
J
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011788:Quality of Life; D012803:Sick Role; D013177:Sports; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation