Transition in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease in Germany: Results of a Nationwide Patient Survey

• Main Authors: Paul C. Helm (Author), Harald Kaemmerer (Author), Günter Breithardt (Author), Elisabeth J. Sticker (Author), Roland Keuchen (Author), Rhoia Neidenbach (Author), Gerhard-Paul Diller (Author), Oktay Tutarel (Author), Ulrike M. M. Bauer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundA growing number of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) pose a particular challenge for health care systems across the world. Upon turning into 18 years, under the German national health care system, ACHD patients are required to switch from a pediatric to an adult cardiologist or...