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Adults with congenital heart disease represent a growing population requiring specialized healthcare, posing new clinical and managerial challenges for the medical care system.
Highlights the growing demographic of adults with congenital heart disease and the need for specialized care within the NHS.
The last four decades have witnessed a revolution in the management of patients with congenital heart disease. Life expectancy and quality of life have improved and in the UK there are now more adults than children with congenital heart disease. The demands placed on the medical care system by this new patient group have led to the development of a new sub-specialty within cardiology (the ‘adult congenital heart disease team’). However, it is still common to come across patients with congenital heart disease in non-cardiac care units. In this we outline the healthcare requirements of these patients, who represent a new clinical and managerial challenge for the NHS.
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Faganello et al. (2008) conducted a review in adult congenital heart disease. Adults with congenital heart disease represent a growing population requiring specialized healthcare, posing new clinical and managerial challenges for the medical care system.
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