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Surveys Show How Symptoms Differ Among Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
The number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) has grown significantly over the last 20 years and is now estimated to exceed 1.2 million in the U.S. Little data exists for ACHD specialists to use in quantifying patient-reported outcomes.
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Cardiac CT Mechanical Valve Prosthesis Dysfunction Diagnosis
A 27-year-old woman with history of type 1 truncus arteriosus presented with several months of progressive dyspnea for subspecialty ACHD care.
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Not in Our House: Preventing ACHD in Adults with CHD
In this podcast, Ami Bhatt, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in adults with congenital heart disease.
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Exercise Testing Can Unmask Abnormal Pulmonary Vascular Responses in Patients with Chronic Dyspnea
In a prospective study, exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension was associated with worse CV event–free survival even in the absence of pulmonary hypertension at rest.
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Hypertension and CVD Are Among Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19
Many patients in a cardiology practice are at risk of developing severe COVID-19 if they become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus.
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Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly Can Cluster in Families, Cause Major Cardiac Events
Cardiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital encountered a very rare case in which a father and adult son, both of whom presented with chest pain and had the right coronary artery arising from the left coronary sinus.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Contributors
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Ami B. Bhatt, MD
Director, Mass General Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Director, Outpatient Cardiology
Recent Article
Videoconference-resiliency Intervention Successfully Targets Health-related Anxiety in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
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Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Co-Director, Mass General Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
New Program Helps High School Students Explore Careers in Cardiology
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.