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| Title | Extra-cardiac manifestations of adult congenital heart disease. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Gaeta SA, Ward C, Krasuski RA |
| Journal | Trends Cardiovasc Med |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pagination | 627-36 |
| Date Published | 2016 10 |
| ISSN | 1873-2615 |
| Keywords | Adult, Age Factors, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Male, Pregnancy, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Survivors, Time Factors |
| Abstract | Advancement in correction or palliation of congenital cardiac lesions has greatly improved the lifespan of congenital heart disease patients, resulting in a rapidly growing adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) population. As this group has increased in number and age, emerging science has highlighted the systemic nature of ACHD. Providers caring for these patients are tasked with long-term management of multiple neurologic, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, and endocrine manifestations that arise as syndromic associations with congenital heart defects or as sequelae of primary structural or hemodynamic abnormalities. In this review, we outline the current understanding and recent research into these extra-cardiac manifestations. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tcm.2016.04.004 |
| Alternate Journal | Trends Cardiovasc. Med. |
| PubMed ID | 27234354 |