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March 4, 2014Circulation329 citationsOpen Access

Specialized Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care

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DMDarren MylotteLPLouise PiloteRIRaluca Ionescu‐Ittu

Key Points

  • To evaluate the impact of clinical practice guidelines on referral rates to specialized adult congenital heart disease centers and assess associated mortality outcomes.
  • Assessed referral trends to specialized adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) centers following the implementation of clinical practice guidelines.

Structured PICO

Does referral to specialized ACHD care reduce mortality in ACHD patients?

P
Population
Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) patients
I
Intervention
Referral to specialized ACHD care
O
Outcome
Mortalityhard clinical

Referral to specialized ACHD care is associated with a significant reduction in mortality, supporting specialized care models for all ACHD patients.

Abstract

A significant increase in referrals to specialized ACHD centers followed the introduction of the clinical guidelines. Moreover, referral to specialized ACHD care was independently associated with a significant mortality reduction. Our findings support a model of specialized care for all ACHD patients.

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Mylotte et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5723c75589c71d767e647https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.113.005817
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