A devastating cardiovascular event in an adult cystic fibrosis patient: An unforeseen outcome of increasing life expectancy

The improving life expectancy for CF is known to be one of the biggest success stories in medicine. Life expectancy has increased from 6 months during the early 20th century to 42.7 years from in 2012–2016. As the life expectancy of CF patients has increased, it is important to consider other co-mor...

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Main Authors: Nooreen Hussain, Faiz Hussain, Abdullah Malik, Muaz Rizvi, Preeti Patel, Subramanyam Chittivelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301023