title: Adults with congenital heart disease and previous intervention.
abstract: Cardiac malformations occur in approximately 1% of live births. Advances in surgery, interventional cardiology, and medical care have translated into increasing numbers of adult patients with congenital heart disease. These patients, even after intervention, have cardiac sequelae that require specialized care by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons with expertise in the management of congenital cardiac disease. We review 8 of the most common lesions encountered after intervention in an adult congenital cardiac practice and discuss longitudinal follow-up, with a focus on appropriate testing, common hemodynamic and electrophysiological issues, and indications for reintervention.
authors.forename: Sabrina D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Crystal R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bonnichsen
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: Naser M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ammash
authors.forename: Harold M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Burkhart
authors.forename: Heidi M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Connolly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed