Advanced Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease: Role of Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Devices

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2019 Apr;72(4):285-287. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2018.09.018. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Author

Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez¹

Affiliation

¹ Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: rafa.alonso.g@gmail.com.

PMID: 30857977
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2018.09.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Cause of Death*
Child, Preschool
Disease Progression
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / mortality
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Heart Transplantation / mortality
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome