title: The changing state of surgery for adult congenital heart disease.
abstract: The number of patients with adult congenital heart disease is expected to increase by 25% during this decade, so that by 2010 there will be more patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease over 16 years of age than under.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged