Today, there are many more adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) than there are children with CHD. This is because 97% of babies born with CHD survive to adulthood, and 70% of those alive at 18 years live up to 70 years of age. This chapter illustrates some common scenarios encountered during reviews for adult CHD, especially with regard to life-long surveillance post-corrective surgery or palliative surgery. Echocardiography is the mainstay for follow-up assessments in understanding long-term anatomical and physiological derangements of their heart condition.

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Adult Congenital Heart Disease

  • Ting Ting Low,
  • James Wei Luen Yip

摘要

Today, there are many more adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) than there are children with CHD. This is because 97% of babies born with CHD survive to adulthood, and 70% of those alive at 18 years live up to 70 years of age. This chapter illustrates some common scenarios encountered during reviews for adult CHD, especially with regard to life-long surveillance post-corrective surgery or palliative surgery. Echocardiography is the mainstay for follow-up assessments in understanding long-term anatomical and physiological derangements of their heart condition.