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. 2010 Mar;26(3):e70-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70354-8.

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2009 Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: shunt lesions

Candice K Silversides  1 , Annie Dore, Nancy Poirier, Dylan Taylor, Louise Harris, Matthias Greutmann, Lee Benson, Helmut Baumgartner, David Celermajer, Judith Therrien
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Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2009 Consensus Conference on the management of adults with congenital heart disease: shunt lesions

Candice K Silversides et al. Can J Cardiol. 2010 Mar.

Abstract
in English, French

With advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, the population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased. In the current era, there are more adults with CHD than children. This population has many unique issues and needs. Since the 2001 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference report on the management of adults with congenital heart disease, there have been significant advances in the field of adult CHD. Therefore, new clinical guidelines have been written by Canadian adult CHD physicians in collaboration with an international panel of experts in the field. Part I of the guidelines includes recommendations for the care of patients with atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects, atrioventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. Topics addressed include genetics, clinical outcomes, recommended diagnostic workup, surgical and interventional options, treatment of arrhythmias, assessment of pregnancy risk, and follow-up requirements. The complete document consists of four manuscripts, which are published online in the present issue of The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. The complete document and references can also be found at www.ccs.ca or www.cachnet.org.

Étant donné les progrès de la cardiologie pédiatrique et de la chirurgie cardiaque, la population d’adultes ayant une cardiopathie congénitale (CPC) a augmenté. Il y a maintenant plus d’adultes que d’enfants ayant une CPC. Cette population a de nombreux problèmes et besoins uniques. Depuis le rapport de la conférence consensuelle 2001 de la Société canadienne de cardiologie sur la prise en charge des adultes ayant une CPC, on constate d’importantes avancées dans le domaine des CPC chez les adultes. Par conséquent, de nouvelles lignes directrices cliniques ont été rédigées par des médecins canadiens s’occupant des CPC chez les adultes, en collaboration avec un groupe d’experts internationaux dans le domaine. La partie I des lignes directrices contient des recommandations sur les soins des patients ayant une communication interauriculaire, interventriculaire ou auriculoventriculaire ou une persistance du canal artériel. Les sujets abordés incluent la génétique, les issues cliniques, les bilans diagnostiques recommandés, les possibilités chirurgicales et d’intervention, le traitement des arythmies, l’évaluation des risques de la grossesse et de la contraception et les recommandations de suivi. Le document complet se compose de quatre manuscrits publiés par voie électronique dans le présent numéro du Journal canadien de cardiologie. Le document complet et les références figurent également aux adresses www.ccs.ca et www.cachnet.org.

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