Abstract:
AIMS:The increasing number of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) has prompted the development of recommendations for the management of these patients and for the organization of their healthcare. The aim of this report is to describe the delivery of care in Europe for adults with congenital cardiac anomalies. METHODS AND RESULTS:As part of the Euro Heart Survey on Adult Congenital Heart Disease, we obtained data from 71 voluntarily participating centres that detailed their care practices for these patients. Forty-eight of these centres were specialist centres and 23 were non-specialist centres. We found that only 19% of the specialist centres complied with defined standards for optimal care structure. The criteria that appeared to be most difficult for all centres to achieve were performing 50 congenital heart operations or more per year and involving nurse specialists in the care of these patients. CONCLUSION:This survey indicated that the provision of care in Europe for adults with congenital heart defects is suboptimal. To fully realize the benefits of cardiac surgery performed in infants and children, continuous effort must be applied by healthcare professionals in order to implement the recommendations on the organization of care for these patients.
journal_name
Eur Heart Jjournal_title
European heart journalauthors
Moons P,Engelfriet P,Kaemmerer H,Meijboom FJ,Oechslin E,Mulder BJ,Expert Committee of Euro Heart Survey on Adult Congenital Heart Disease.doi
10.1093/eurheartj/ehi858subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-06-01 00:00:00pages
1324-30issue
11eissn
0195-668Xissn
1522-9645pii
ehi858journal_volume
27pub_type
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