TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Preface
A1  - Daniels, Curt J.
A1  - Zaidi, Ali N.
Y1  - 2016
N1  - 
T2  - Color Atlas and Synopsis of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
AB  - Congenital  heart  disease  (CHD)  remains  the  most  common  birth  defect  and  leading  cause  of  birth  defect–related  infant  mortality.  Nearly  40,000  infants  in  the  United  States  are  born  each  year  with  CHDs.  With  increasing  medical  treatment  options,  survival  is  improving  with  more  than  90%  of  these  patients  living  into  adulthood,  resulting  in  a  growing  population  of  adults  with  CHD  (ACHD).  There  are  currently  more  than  1.3  million  adults  with  CHD  and  this  prevalence  is  expected  to  increase  5%  annually.  These  patients  frequently  develop  complications  characteristic  of  the  defect  or  its  treatment.  Consequently,  adult  cardiologists  participating  in  the  care  of  these  patients  need  a  working  knowledge  of  the  more  common  defects.  Fewer  than  10%  of  ACHD  in  the  United  States  are  receiving  recommended  specialized  care  for  their  CHD.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128632446
ER  -