[How I treat...congenital cardiopathies in adults]

Nowadays, the diagnosis of congenital heart disease is generally made in the infant, or even at times, in utero. Neonatal surgery has in this field made remarkable progresses. In this article, we describe the situation of patients who reach the adult age without having their congenital abnormality corrected. Late surgery or interventional catheterisation can offer improvement in terms of survival and quality of life. It is not always too late to influence the patient's prognosis significantly.