BMC Cardiovascular Disorders called for submissions to our Collection on Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Millions of people are living with ACHD as more children with congenital heart disease reach adulthood. ACHD encompasses a wide range of structural and functional heart abnormalities, including blood vessel (e.g. aortic coarctation, aortic and pulmonary artery stenosis, patent ductus arteriosus, transposition of the great arteries and anomalous pulmonary venous return), heart valve (e.g. bicuspid aortic valve disease, Ebstein’s anomaly and mitral valve prolapse), and septal defects (e.g. atrial septal defect, patent foramen ovale and ventricular septal defect), that develop before birth but are not diagnosed until adulthood.
In support of SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is launching a new Collection on Adult congenital heart disease to bring together basic and clinical research to develop our understanding of ACHD and improve the care and outcomes for patients living with this condition. We welcomed submissions on topics such as:
• Advances in diagnosis and imaging
• Long-term outcomes and quality of life
• Management of arrhythmias and heart failure
• Innovative treatments and surgical techniques
Living with ACHD can present significant challenges for patients, including the need for lifelong monitoring, multiple surgeries, and a higher risk of heart failure as well as other cardiovascular complications. We hope this Collection served as a platform for researchers to showcase the latest advances in the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of ACHD.
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