[What attitude should be adopted in congenital heart disease in adults?].
Two types of congenital heart disease are observed in adults: those discovered during childhood which may or may not have been operated, depending on their degree of severity and the surgical possibilities; those discovered during adulthood, which represent approximately 500 new cases per year and which raise particular problems: the extensive assessment which must be performed, the therapeutic solution adapted to particular situations, contraception, pregnancy, prophylaxis of endocarditis, sports or work. It is often difficult to decide to operate. Interventional catheterization represents an elegant solution in congenital heart disease in adults.
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Hôpital Cardiologique, Groupe Hospitalier du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors
Quelle attitude adopter devant une cardiopathie congénitale de l'adulte?