Surveillance of adults with congenital heart disease: Current guidelines and actual clinical practice

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect with prevalence of 0.8%. Thanks to tremendous progress in medical and surgical practice, nowadays,>90% of children survive into adulthood. Recently European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA) issued guidelines which offer diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for the different defect categories. However, the type of technical exams and their frequency of follow-up may vary largely between clinicians and centres.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - April 16, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Chiara Pelosi, Margarita Brida, Julie De Backer, Sabine Ernst, Werner Budts, Helmut Baumgartner, Erwin Oechslin, Daniel Tobler, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Giovanni Di Salvo, Jolanda Kluin, Michael A. Gatzoulis, Gerhard P. Diller Source Type: research