title: The epidemiology of heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease.
abstract: The impact of lifelong exposure to myocardial dysfunction in populations with congenital heart disease (CHD) is becoming increasingly recognized. Most children born with CHD now reach adulthood and the long-term sequelae of treatment are contributing to substantial comorbidity. The combination of structural changes present at birth with changes resulting from cardiac surgery can result in heart failure. This article reports on the current state of knowledge on the epidemiology of heart failure in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Emory University, 2835 Brandywine Road, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. Electronic address: fred.rodriguez@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Fred H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Ariane J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Marelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000379:methods; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019468:Disease Management; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015995:Prevalence; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Epidemiology; Heart failure; Myocardial dysfunction