title: Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2009 Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: outflow tract obstruction, coarctation of the aorta, tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein anomaly and Marfan's syndrome.
abstract: With advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, the population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased. In the current era, there are more adults with CHD than children. This population has many unique issues and needs. Since the 2001 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference report on the management of adults with CHD, there have been significant advances in the field of adult CHD. Therefore, new clinical guidelines have been written by Canadian adult CHD physicians in collaboration with an international panel of experts in the field. Part II of the guidelines includes recommendations for the care of patients with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and bicuspid aortic valve disease, coarctation of the aorta, right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein anomaly and Marfan's syndrome. Topics addressed include genetics, clinical outcomes, recommended diagnostic workup, surgical and interventional options, treatment of arrhythmias, assessment of pregnancy risk and follow-up requirements. The complete document consists of four manuscripts that are published online in the present issue of The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The complete document and references can also be found at www.ccs.ca or www.cachnet.org.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, University of Toronto, Ontario. candice.silversides@uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: Candice K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Silversides
authors.forename: Marla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiess
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beauchesne
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colman
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Therrien
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D002170:Canada; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000601:surgery