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Caring for the Critically Ill Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient

  • Open Access
  • 09-04-2024
  • Heart Failure
  • Cardiovascular Critical Care (A Higgins and R Lee, Section Editors)
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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This review aims to discuss the unique challenges that adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients present in the intensive care unit.

Recent Findings

Recent studies suggest that ACHD patients make up an increasing number of ICU admissions, and that their care greatly improves in centers with specialized ACHD care. Common reasons for admission include arrhythmia, hemorrhage, heart failure, and pulmonary disease.

Summary

It is critical that the modern intensivist understand not only the congenital anatomy and subsequent repairs an ACHD patient has undergone, but also how that anatomy can predispose the patient to critical illness. Additionally, intensivists should rely on a multidisciplinary team, which includes an ACHD specialist, in the care of these patients.
Title
Caring for the Critically Ill Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient
Authors
Thomas Das
Penelope Rampersad
Joanna Ghobrial
Publication date
09-04-2024
Publisher
Springer US
Keyword
Heart Failure
Published in
Current Cardiology Reports / Issue 5/2024
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-024-02034-5
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