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Chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease may indicate life-threatening complications from previous interventions, highlighting the need for basic knowledge to ensure correct diagnosis.
Chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease requires careful evaluation as it may indicate life-threatening complications or sequelae of previous interventions.
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May signal serious sequelae in adults with congenital heart disease; leaves open optimal diagnostic strategies pending prospective validation.
Chest pain is common in adolescents and in young adults and usually not associated with a severe underlying cardiovascular disorder. However, in adults with congenital heart disease, residua or sequellae of previous interventions may provoke potential complications. Moreover, chest pain may be the first sign of a life-threatening condition. Basic knowledge is mandatory and will lead to the correct diagnosis and treatment. Data in literature, which focus on this issue, are scarce and motivated to summarize the experience of daily practice from the eye point of the clinician.
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Werner Budts (2004) conducted a review in Chest pain in adult congenital heart disease. Chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease may indicate life-threatening complications from previous interventions, highlighting the need for basic knowledge to ensure correct diagnosis.
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