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- Title
Prevalence and correlates of successful transfer from pediatric to adult health care among a cohort of young adults with complex congenital heart defects.
- Authors
Reid, Graham J; Irvine, M Jane; McCrindle, Brian W; Sananes, Renee; Ritvo, Paul G; Siu, Samuel C; Webb, Gary D
- Abstract
More than 85% of children born today with chronic medical conditions will live to adulthood, and many should transfer from pediatric to adult health care. The numbers of adults with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are increasing rapidly. Current guidelines recommend that just over half of adult CHD patients should be seen every 12 to 24 months by a cardiologist with specific CHD expertise at a regional CHD center, because they are at risk for serious complications (eg, reoperation and/or arrhythmias) and premature mortality. The present study aimed to determine the percent of young adults with CHDs who successfully transferred from pediatric to adult care and examine correlates of successful transfer.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2004, Vol 113, Issue 3 Pt 1, pe197
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.113.3.e197