The past 60 years have brought remarkable advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of
congenital heart disease (CHD). Early diagnosis and improvements in cardiac surgery and …

Medical and surgical breakthroughs in the care of children born with heart defects have
generated a growing population of adult survivors and spawned a new subspecialty of …

Background: Because of advancements in care, there has been a decline in mortality from
congenital heart defects (CHDs) over the past several decades. However, there are no …

Background—Our objective was to obtain contemporary lifetime estimates of congenital
heart disease (CHD) prevalence using population-based data sources up to year 2010 …

Objectives: This study sought to characterize temporal trends in all-cause mortality in
patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Background: Historically, most deaths in …

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) …

Background—Atrial arrhythmias increase disease burden in the general adult population.
Adults with congenital heart lesions constitute a rapidly growing group of patients with …

Interventions in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) focus on surgical and
percutaneous interventions in light of rapidly evolving ACHD clinical practice. To bring rigour …

Background—Many patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) require lifelong care.
However, the duration of cardiology follow-up in children and adults with CHD is unknown …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to better define the epidemiology of
hospitalizations for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) in the US Background …