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Surgical and catheter procedures in adult congenital heart disease: simple national statistics of the UK tell us something

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Published national statistics for the last decade in the UK were utilized to figure out the reality of interventions in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. There was a clear indication of increase in the number of procedures of some specific types, such as pulmonary valve replacement and other heart valve surgery. Intervention for closure of inter-atrial communication was another entity that showed a marked rise in numbers during the last 10 years. Overall survival rates at 30 days and 1 year were encouraging, including those for relatively uncommon procedures. On the basis of growing understanding and meticulous investigation into every aspect of this field, clinical practice in adults with congenital heart disease is likely directed to a promising future.

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Uemura, H. Surgical and catheter procedures in adult congenital heart disease: simple national statistics of the UK tell us something. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 61, 376–389 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-013-0266-9

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