Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study

The transfer from pediatric to adult care is a key milestone for adolescents living with chronic health conditions. Over the past few decades, pediatric cardiac care has witnessed outstanding advancements leading to a dramatic increase in the number of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) su...

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Main Authors: Mondal Tapas K., Muddaluru Varun, Jaafar Ahmad, Gupta-Bhatnagar Shikha, Greville Lucas J., Gorter Jan Willem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Transition Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jtm-2019-0003
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spelling doaj-c927f7e8977e4dbaa2d8410143c0416e2021-09-06T19:40:54ZengDe GruyterJournal of Transition Medicine2568-24072020-03-0121189090010.1515/jtm-2019-0003Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort studyMondal Tapas K.0Muddaluru Varun1Jaafar Ahmad2Gupta-Bhatnagar Shikha3Greville Lucas J.4Gorter Jan Willem5Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaGraduate Entry Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe transfer from pediatric to adult care is a key milestone for adolescents living with chronic health conditions. Over the past few decades, pediatric cardiac care has witnessed outstanding advancements leading to a dramatic increase in the number of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) surviving into adulthood. Successful transfer from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care is critical because many adults with CHD require regular long-term cardiac care for optimal health outcomes.https://doi.org/10.1515/jtm-2019-0003adolescentsadultscongenital heart diseaseretrospective cohort studytransfertransition
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author Mondal Tapas K.
Muddaluru Varun
Jaafar Ahmad
Gupta-Bhatnagar Shikha
Greville Lucas J.
Gorter Jan Willem
spellingShingle Mondal Tapas K.
Muddaluru Varun
Jaafar Ahmad
Gupta-Bhatnagar Shikha
Greville Lucas J.
Gorter Jan Willem
Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
Journal of Transition Medicine
adolescents
adults
congenital heart disease
retrospective cohort study
transfer
transition
author_facet Mondal Tapas K.
Muddaluru Varun
Jaafar Ahmad
Gupta-Bhatnagar Shikha
Greville Lucas J.
Gorter Jan Willem
author_sort Mondal Tapas K.
title Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
title_short Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
title_full Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
title_fullStr Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
title_sort transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care: lessons from a retrospective cohort study
publisher De Gruyter
series Journal of Transition Medicine
issn 2568-2407
publishDate 2020-03-01
description The transfer from pediatric to adult care is a key milestone for adolescents living with chronic health conditions. Over the past few decades, pediatric cardiac care has witnessed outstanding advancements leading to a dramatic increase in the number of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) surviving into adulthood. Successful transfer from pediatric to adult congenital cardiac care is critical because many adults with CHD require regular long-term cardiac care for optimal health outcomes.
topic adolescents
adults
congenital heart disease
retrospective cohort study
transfer
transition
url https://doi.org/10.1515/jtm-2019-0003
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