TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - INTRODUCTION A1 - Daniels, Curt J. A1 - Zaidi, Ali N. A2 - Daniels, Curt J. A2 - Zaidi, Ali N. PY - 2016 T2 - Color Atlas and Synopsis of Adult Congenital Heart Disease AB - Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect with an incidence ranging from 4 to 50/1000 live births, a range that is dependent on definitions and global variation.1 With improved medical, surgical, and intensive care, over the past several decades, the survival to adulthood has exponentially improved. It is now expected that greater than 90% of children born with CHD will survive to adulthood (Figure 1-1). Consequently, in the United States, there are now greater than 1 million adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), with a 5% increase or 20,000 new patients reaching adulthood each year (Figure 1-2). In fact, it is estimated that for the first time in history, there has been a shift in the CHD population (Figures 1-3A, 1-3B, and 1-3C) with more adults living with CHD than children (Figure 1-4)2. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128633591 ER -