National Standards of Care for Childhood-onset Heart Disease (CoHD) —A New Paradigm Whereby Healthcare Professionals, Governments and Consumers Work Together to Optimise Patient Care

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the commonest birth defect worldwide. Every year, 1.35 million children are born with CHD internationally, and approximately 2,400 in Australia. CHD kills twice as many children each year than all forms of childhood cancers combined, and 1 in every 10 children diagnosed with CHD does not live to adulthood [1]. In 2019, the Federal Government responded to the significant unmet needs in the fields of CHD by commissioning HeartKids Australia, the peak National CHD consumer body, to prepare a “National CHD Action Plan”.
Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research