The care for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is multi-disciplinary and resource
intensive. There is limited information about the infrastructure available among programs …

BACKGROUND: There are more adults than children with congenital heart disease. Of over
96,000 ACHD patients in Canada, approximately 50% require ongoing expert care. In spite …

Background Several studies have examined hospitalizations among patients with adult
congenital heart disease (ACHD). Few investigated other services or utilization patterns. Our …

Background The purpose of this rapid evidence synthesis is to support the current NHS
England service review on organisation of services for congenital heart disease (CHD). The …

Background Regionalization of care has been proposed to optimize outcomes in congenital
cardiac surgery (CCS). We hypothesized that hospital infrastructure and systems of care …

The number of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing. However, rates of
health care resource utilization in this population are unknown. The objectives of this study …

Advances made in pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery and critical care have significantly
improved the survival rate of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) leading to an …

Objective To identify and synthesise the evidence on the relationship between surgical
volume and patient outcomes for adults and children with congenital heart disease. Design …

Background Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are at increased risk of
comorbidity and death compared with the age-matched population. Specialized care is …

Objective Advances in management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have led to an
increasing population of adults with CHD, many of whom require non-cardiac procedures …