Author: Jacobsen, Roni M
Title: Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Neurocognitive Issues and Transition of Care. Cord-id: rxiuf0t8 Document date: 2020_10_1
ID: rxiuf0t8
Snippet: There is a growing population of patients living with congenital heart disease (CHD), now with more adults living with CHD than children. Adults with CHD have unique health care needs, requiring a thoughtful approach to cardiac, neurocognitive, mental, and physical health issues. They have increased risk of anxiety, depression, pragmatic language impairment, limited social cognition, worse educational attainment and unemployment, and delayed progression into independent adulthood. As a result, i
Document: There is a growing population of patients living with congenital heart disease (CHD), now with more adults living with CHD than children. Adults with CHD have unique health care needs, requiring a thoughtful approach to cardiac, neurocognitive, mental, and physical health issues. They have increased risk of anxiety, depression, pragmatic language impairment, limited social cognition, worse educational attainment and unemployment, and delayed progression into independent adulthood. As a result, it is important to establish an individualized approach to obtain successful transition and transfer of care from the pediatric to adult health care world in this patient population.
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