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Published on: July 18, 2014
Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Scope of the Problem
Efrat Mazor Dray1, Ariane J Marelli2
1McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease Excellence (MAUDE Unit), McGill University Health Center, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada.
Abstract:
This article reviews the changing epidemiology of congenital heart disease summarizing its impact on the demographics of the congenital heart disease population and the progress made in order to improve outcomes in this patient population. Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease can be modified by many factors. As a result of decreasing mortality and increasing survival in all forms of congenital heart disease, the median age of patients has increased and adults now compose two-thirds of patients with congenital heart disease. Disease burden and resulting health services utilization increase significantly across the lifespan. Bridging the gap between policy and quality of care can be improved by referral to specialized adult congenital heart disease centers and planning delivery of specialized services that are commensurate with population needs, program accreditation criteria and certified training of designated workforce.
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