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The 2017 Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery: week in review – adults with CHD*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 December 2017

Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink ,
Daniel Tobler  and
Carole Warnes
Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Daniel Tobler
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Carole Warnes
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: J. W. Roos-Hesselink, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology Ba583a, Erasmus MC, Thoraxcenter, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +3 110 703 2432; Fax: +3 110 703 5498; E-mail: j.roos@erasmusmc.nl
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Abstract

For the first time in 2017 adults with CHD was included in the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery. With growing numbers and more complex patients reaching adulthood, there is a growing need for more attention to this subspecialty. Although survival is excellent and now over 90% of patients reach adulthood, many have residual problems and complications. Heart failure and arrhythmias are most commonly encountered. Life-expectancy is nearly normal for mild lesions, but remains reduced in moderate-complex lesions and re-interventions are often needed. As most patients want to live a normal life, sports participation and pregnancy become very important issues. Finally, although innovative treatments are being developed, including for end-stage heart failure, we have to refine strategies for optimal care, including during the end-stage lives of our patients. This article provides an overview of a selection of topics in the field of adults with CHD presented during the 2017 Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) in Barcelona.

Keywords

Adult CHDpregnancyheart failurearrhythmiasoutcome
Type
Original Articles
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Special Issue 10: Proceedings of the 2017 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS 2017) Barcelona, Spain July 16–21, 2017 , December 2017 , pp. 2025 - 2028
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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Footnotes

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Presented at the 2017 Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS 2017), Barcelona, Spain, July 16–21, 2017. Presented Friday, July 21, 2017.

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