With advances in medicine and surgical techniques, the majority of children born with congenital/structural heart conditions now live to adulthood. The most important thing is to have providers who ...

New ACC/AHA guidelines update management of adults with congenital heart defects but highlight the shortage of specialists ...

DURHAM, NC, Sept. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new guideline from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) offers updated and expanded recommendations aimed at improving the quality, clarity ...

Ultrasound echocardiogram of a patient taking a test for heart diseases. Echocardiogram monitor with an image of patient’s heart. Medical ultrasound scan. Authors outline when adults with congenital ...

American guidelines now emphasize a greater role of specialized cardiologists in routine care for people with adult ...

The children’s hospital earned accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association Dec. 16, 2020, after a yearlong process, the hospital said last month. Phoenix Children’s is the only hospital ...

For many people born with a heart defect, treatment may not be necessary until adulthood. As your heart grows, you might need surgeries, medications, and treatments. People often think of congenital ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) can now gain vital insights into their long-term quality of life according to data from the Congenital Heart Initiative (CHI). CHI is the nation's first and ...

The term Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) encompasses a range of structural cardiac anomalies that persist into adulthood, often as a consequence of improvements in paediatric diagnostics and ...