Risk of cancer in young and older patients with congenital heart disease and the excess risk of cancer by syndromes, organ transplantation and cardiac surgery: Swedish health registry study (1930-2017)

• Main Authors: Christina Karazisi (Author), Mikael Dellborg (Author), Karin Mellgren (Author), Kok Wai Giang (Author), Kristofer Skoglund (Author), Peter Eriksson (Author), Zacharias Mandalenakis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Increasing survival of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) will result in an increased risk of age-dependent acquired diseases later in life. We aimed to investigate the risk of cancer in young and older patients with CHD and to evaluate the excess risk of cancer by syn...