title: Congenital heart disease: transitioning from pediatric to adult cardiology care.
abstract: Medical and surgical advances are prolonging the lives of children with congenital heart disease (CHD), who are now living into adulthood. Physician assistants are well-positioned to play an integral role in supporting the transition of patients with CHD from pediatric to adult medical care, thereby reducing patients' risk of adverse outcomes.
authors: Kaitlyn Kasinskas is a recent graduate of the Quinnipiac University PA program in Hamden, Conn. Dawn Colomb-Lippa is a professor in the PA program at Quinnipiac University. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors: Kaitlyn
authors: K
authors: Kasinskas
authors: Dawn
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authors: Colomb-Lippa
mesh_terms: D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010823:Physician Assistants; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D024382:Professional Role; D060305:Transition to Adult Care