title: Challenges in nursing adults with congenital heart disease.
abstract: Heart failure is a growing problem and is commonly associated with an older population. A proportion of young people also have heart failure. These patients are quite rarely seen but are increasing in number, and heart failure nurses need to ensure that when these patients present in clinic they have an understanding of their differing needs in comparison with older cardiac patients.
authors.affiliation: Cheshire West Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D003267:Contraception; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D008019:Life Style; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology