Wacker Annette, Kaemmerer Harald, Hollweck Regina, Hauser Michael, Deutsch Marc Andre, Brodherr-Heberlein Silke, Eicken Andreas, Hess John
Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Klinik an der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany.
Am J Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;95(6):776-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.11.036.
Many patients with congenital cardiac disease need a regular cardiologic follow-up (FU) even after successful primary treatment. Nevertheless, many of them are lost to FU. The present study verifies for the first time the outcome of adults with congenital cardiac disease lost to FU of a specialized institution for >5 years.