Adults with congenital heart disease - we need more Europe for a better care

Massimo Chessa¹, Oktay Tutarel^{2

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¹ Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich, TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
³ DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.

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Massimo Chessa et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Mar.

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. 2021 Mar;23(3):454-455.

doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2107. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Massimo Chessa¹, Oktay Tutarel^{2

3}

¹ Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Centre, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich, TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
³ DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.

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European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Study Group for Adult Congenital Heart Care in Central and South Eastern European Countries consensus paper: current status, provision gaps and investment required.
Brida M, Šimkova I, Jovović L, Prokšelj K, Antonová P, Balint HO, Gumbiene L, Lebid IH, Komar M, Kratunkov P, Kovačević Preradović T, Ermel R, Strenge A, Coman IM, Vukomanović V, Gatzoulis MA, Roos-Hesselink JW, Diller GP. Brida M, et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Mar;23(3):445-453. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2040. Epub 2020 Nov 19. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021. PMID: 33135840

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