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- The number of adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) has surpassed that of children in North America, creating new challenges in healthcare.
- As these patients age, they often develop noncardiac comorbidities and require various types of care, including surgeries and emergency services.
- This review discusses the need for specialized, multidisciplinary care to address the evolving health needs of adult CHD patients, along with an examination of demographics, healthcare utilization, and quality of care provided.
Article Abstract
As the demographics of congenital heart disease (CHD) have shifted, there are now more adults living with CHD than children in North America. This presents unprecedented challenges as patients with CHD acquire noncardiac comorbidities and seek care for a variety of reasons, including noncardiac surgery and emergency department (ED) visits. CHD shifts from a one organ problem to a multisystem disease and requires a team of specialists to maintain high-quality longitudinal care. In this review, we summarize the challenges patients with CHD and their providers face as they age. We review the demographics of CHD and health care utilization. We examine the rates of noncardiac comorbidities and the current quality of care received by adult patients with CHD.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10642149 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjcpc.2022.10.002 | DOI Listing |
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