Delivery of Comprehensive Care in Pediatric Cardiac Disease

Today more children, young people, and adults with heart disease have a future which previously would have been unimaginable. Survival for children with congenital or acquired heart disease is improving with advances in surgical and medical treatments. The duration of survival has increased for almost all forms of pediatric heart disease, such that approximately 90% of children born with congenital heart disease are now likely to reach adulthood. As survival rates increase for children with complex heart conditions, the number of children and adults living with a range of morbidities are also increasing.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research