PP-372 Characteristics of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in the COMPERA-CHD Registry

Conclusion Current COMPERA data indicate that CHD patients * relative to the severity of the disease, are young and have a high exercise capacity, but nonetheless a reduced quality of life * usually are treated with monotherapy * receive ERA more often than PDE-5 inhibitors, and Prostacyclines only...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2014-04, Vol.113 (7), p.S109-S110
Hauptverfasser: Kaemmerer, H, Pittrow, D, Huscher, D, Tiede, H, Delcroix, M, Gorenflo, M, D'alto, M, Pujol, C, Praus, A, Engelhardt, A, Ewert, P, Hoeper, M.M
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Zusammenfassung:Conclusion Current COMPERA data indicate that CHD patients * relative to the severity of the disease, are young and have a high exercise capacity, but nonetheless a reduced quality of life * usually are treated with monotherapy * receive ERA more often than PDE-5 inhibitors, and Prostacyclines only exceptionally * receive oral anticoagulation not so often, depending on the type of CHD * have higher survival rates than IPAH patients.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.01.284