title: CE: Long-term outcomes after repair of congenital heart defects: part 1.
abstract: Many congenital heart defects can be repaired, but long-term monitoring is often required to forestall possible complications. This two-part article reviews 10 common congenital heart defects, their repairs, and their common long-term outcomes, along with the implications for nurses in both cardiac and noncardiac settings. Here, in part 1, the author reviews six defects: bicuspid aortic valve, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, coarctation of the aorta, and pulmonic stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Marion E. McRae is an NP in the Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Contact author: marion.mcrae@cshs.org. The author and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Marion E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McRae
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome