Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Population that Has Come of Age

Over the last several decades, we have witnessed a dramatic shift in the congenital heart disease population from mostly children to now adults by a two-thirds margin. The diverse anatomies and physiologies, surgical procedures, and adult co-morbidities, has created the most unique population in cardiovascular medicine - adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). Patients with ACHD may develop complex arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and require complex advanced imaging, electrophysiologic, transcatheter, and/or surgical interventions to improve their quality of life.
Source: Cardiology Clinics - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research