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Professor Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Professor of Practice (Adult Congenital Heart Disease)
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7352 8121 ext 82771k.dimopoulos02

 
 
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Location

 

Chelsea WingRoyal Brompton Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{D'Alto:2019:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010,
author = {D'Alto, M and Budts, W and Diller, GP and Mulder, B and Egidy, Assenza G and Oreto, L and Ciliberti, P and Bassareo, PP and Gatzoulis, MA and Dimopoulos, K},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010},
journal = {International Journal of Cardiology},
pages = {156--161},
title = {Does gender affect the prognosis and risk of complications in patients with congenital heart disease in the modern era?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010},
volume = {290},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Gender differences in the outcome of acquired cardiovascular disease are well known, but available literature on the influence of gender in congenital heart disease (CHD) is limited. Registries have provided valuable, albeit at times conflicting data. Higher mortality rates have been reported in older males with CHD, while sudden cardiac death is more prevalent in young males. However, mortality around surgery for CHD is higher in girls compared to boys, likely due to smaller body size. Women are at higher risk of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension, but at lower risk of adverse aortic outcomes, even though they are less likely to receive aortic surgery. Finally, women have a lower risk of presenting with infective endocarditis compared to men. The underlying reasons for gender differences in CHD can be attributed to genetic, hormonal, behavioural and other causes. The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview of available evidence on gender differences in CHD and their impact on outcome.
AU  - D'Alto,M
AU  - Budts,W
AU  - Diller,GP
AU  - Mulder,B
AU  - Egidy,Assenza G
AU  - Oreto,L
AU  - Ciliberti,P
AU  - Bassareo,PP
AU  - Gatzoulis,MA
AU  - Dimopoulos,K
DO  - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010
EP  - 161
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 0167-5273
SP  - 156
TI  - Does gender affect the prognosis and risk of complications in patients with congenital heart disease in the modern era?
T2  - International Journal of Cardiology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31085083
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/70997
VL  - 290
ER  -
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