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Acute Heart Failure in Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

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Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Part of the book series: Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults ((CHDAA))

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Abstract

General cardiologists, emergency room physicians, family doctors and intensivists are all increasingly likely to be faced with an ACHD patient in acute heart failure (HF). Improved awareness of the triggers, pathophysiology and options for management should result in fewer delays, better treatment and improved outcomes. Whilst guidelines exist for the management of chronic HF in ACHD, data and/or guidelines for acute HF are scarce. The ACHD population is heterogeneous and often quite different from patients with acquired heart disease, posing a challenge to the non-specialist and specialist physician alike. This chapter focuses on acute HF in ACHD with illustrative case studies to highlight key messages.

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  1. Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Alexander Van De Bruaene M.D., Ph.D. & S. Lucy Roche

  2. Congenital and Structural Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Alexander Van De Bruaene M.D., Ph.D.

  3. The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    S. Lucy Roche

  4. Division of Cardiology, 5N-521 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    S. Lucy Roche

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Van De Bruaene, A., Lucy Roche, S. (2018). Acute Heart Failure in Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. In: Swan, L., Frogoudaki, A. (eds) Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77803-7_9

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