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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2009; 54:2093-2100, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.06.050
© 2009 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Anemia in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Relates to Adverse Outcome

Konstantinos Dimopoulos, MD, MSc, PhD*,{dagger},*, Gerhard-Paul Diller, MD, PhD*,{dagger}, Georgios Giannakoulas, MD, PhD*, Ricardo Petraco, MD*, Aikaterini Chamaidi, MD*, Evaggelia Karaoli, MD*, Michael Mullen, MD*, Lorna Swan, MD, PhD*, Massimo F. Piepoli, MD, PhD{dagger}, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, MD{dagger}, Darrel P. Francis, MA{ddagger} and Michael A. Gatzoulis, MD, PhD*

* Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
{dagger} Department of Clinical Cardiology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
{ddagger} International Centre for Cardiocirculatory Health, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom


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Figure 1 Hemoglobin Concentration Distribution

Distribution of hemoglobin concentration in adults with congenital heart disease according to sex.

 

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Figure 2 Prevalence of Anemia

The prevalence of anemia in various adults with congenital heart disease diagnostic groups. ccTGA = congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries.

 

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Figure 3 Unadjusted Mortality Curves

Unadjusted Kaplan-Meier mortality curves according to the presence of anemia.

 

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Figure 4 Univariate Predictors of Mortality

Univariate predictors of death: hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval. ACEi/ARB = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blockers; NYHA = New York Heart Association.

 




 
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