The epidemiology of congenital heart disease (CHD) has changed in the past 50 years as a
result of an increase in the prevalence and survival rate of CHD. In particular, mortality in …

Life expectancy and quality of life for those born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have
greatly improved over the past 3 decades. While representing a great advance for these …

Abstract Aims The New York Heart Association functional classification (NYHA class) is often
used to describe the functional capacity of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) …

The present study examines the concept of illness identity, the degree to which a chronic
illness is integrated into one's identity, in adults with a chronic illness by validating a new self …

Data are the basis of research; without data, there is no research. However, growing
internationalization of research, increased complexity of study designs, and stricter …

Background We compared physical functioning, mental health, and quality of life (QoL) of
patients with different subtypes of congenital heart disease (CHD) in a large international …

The congenital heart disease (CHD) population now comprises an increasing number of
older persons in their 6th decade of life and beyond. We cross-sectionally evaluated patient …

Introduction Prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased in recent years,
and patients with CHD have to deal with sequelae of the multiple medical and surgical …

Aims Geographical differences in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of adults with
congenital heart disease (ConHD) have been observed, but are poorly understood. We …

The Fontan circulation describes the circulatory state resulting from an operation in
congenital heart disease where systemic venous return is directed to the lungs without an …