ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: LOST IN CARE

Authors :: Jennifer F. Gerardin
Fred H. Rodriguez
Wendy Book
Cheryl Raskind-Hood
Carol J. R. Hogue
Trenton Hoffman
Andrew Well
Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:654
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2017.
Abstract: Background: Transfer of congenital heart disease (CHD) care from the pediatric to adult setting has been identified as a priority and is associated with better outcomes. Many CHD patients may fail to transfer. The goal of this study was to assess the percentage of CHD patients who transferred out of