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Adult congenital heart disease: A paradigm of epidemiological change.

TitleAdult congenital heart disease: A paradigm of epidemiological change.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsNtiloudi, D., Giannakoulas G., Parcharidou D., Panagiotidis T., Gatzoulis M. A., & Karvounis H.
JournalInt J Cardiol
Volume218
Pagination269-274
Date Published2016 Sep 01
ISSN1874-1754
KeywordsAdult, Disease Management, Female, Health Services, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Male, Population Surveillance, Sex Characteristics, Survival Analysis
Abstract

Increasing survival rates for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) represent a major achievement of modern medicine. Despite incredible progress been made in diagnosis, follow-up, early treatment and management in adulthood, many patients are faced with long-term complications, such as arrhythmia, thromboembolism, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, endocarditis and/or the need for reoperation. In parallel, half of the patients are female, most of childbearing age, and, thus warrant specialist reproductive counseling and appropriate obstetric care. It is not surprising therefore, that healthcare utilization has steadily increased for CHD in recent years. Furthermore, cardiology and other medical disciplines are now faced with new challenges, namely the provision of expert care and optimal, lifelong medical surveillance for these patients.

DOI10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.05.046
Alternate JournalInt. J. Cardiol.
PubMed ID27240150

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