title: [Congenital heart disease in adults].
abstract: Adult congenital heart diseases are common, and nowadays treatable with convincing success. Interventional occlusion of septal defects, and percutaneous valve implantation become widely accepted. Considering trend analysis, surgical repair of malfunctioning valves is favored over valve replacement. Endocarditis prophylaxis is reserved for high risk situations.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie, Angiologie, Herzzentrum der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: Eva Susanne
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kehmeier
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kinderkardiologie, Hessisches Kinderherzzentrum Frankfurt & Gießen, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen.
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schranz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome