American Heart Journal
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Keywords:
Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, Cardiovascular System & Cardiology, CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, REPORTED OUTCOMES, HEALTH-STATUS, ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, COMPLICATIONS, EXPERIENCES, PATTERNS, CHILDREN, SINGLE, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Global Health, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular, Humans, Incidence, Male, Prevalence, Quality of Life, APPROACH-IS consortium, 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Abstract:
Impaired quality of life (QOL) is associated with congenital heart disease (CHD) and country of residence; however, few studies have compared QOL in patients with differing complexities of CHD across regional populations. The current study examined regional variation in QOL outcomes in a large multinational sample of patients with a Fontan relative to patients with atrial septal defects (ASDs) and ventricular septal defects (VSDs).