RT Book, Section
A1 Daniels, Curt J.
A1 Zaidi, Ali N.
A2 Daniels, Curt J.
A2 Zaidi, Ali N.
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ID 1128633591
T1 INTRODUCTION
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749435
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128633591
RD 2024/10/10
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.