title: Health in adults with congenital heart disease.
abstract: Since the introduction of cardiac surgery, the prospects for children born with a cardiac defect have improved spectacularly. Many reach adulthood and the population of adults with congenital heart disease is increasing and ageing. However, repair of congenital heart disease does not mean cure. Many adults with congenital heart disease encounter late complications. Late morbidity can be related to the congenital heart defect itself, but may also be the consequence of the surgical or medical treatment or longstanding alterations in hemodynamics, neurodevelopment and psychosocial development. This narrative review describes the cardiac and non-cardiac long-term morbidity in the adult population with congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.cuypers@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: Judith A A E
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cuypers
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elisabeth M W J
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Utens
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jolien W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Roos-Hesselink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017741:Survivors
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Epidemiology; Morbidity; Psychosocial outcome; Sexuality; Survival