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#21: When congenital heart disease grows up

Dec 21, 2012 12:00 EST


Thanks to important improvements in care, more than 85% of people with congenital heart disease are surviving well into adulthood. What is the best method to continue caring for these patients? Dr Joseph Dearani joins guest host Dr Naser Ammash to review treatment options and the healthcare professionals best suited to implement them and discuss the ideal of an integrated approach to care.

Joseph Dearani MD
Professor of Surgery
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Naser Ammash MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Drs Amash and Dearani have no relevant financial disclosures.

See also:

Adult congenital heart disease a new subspecialty









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