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Adult congenital heart disease interventions: recommendations from a Joint Working Group of the British Congenital Cardiac Association, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, and the British Cardiovascular Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2012

Shakeel A. Qureshi ,
David Hildick-Smith ,
Jo de Giovanni ,
Paul Clift ,
Graham Stuart ,
Rob Henderson ,
Stephen Brecker ,
David Hackett ,
Simon Ray  and
Mark de Belder
Shakeel A. Qureshi*
Affiliation:
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas Hospital Foundation Trust, London, UK
David Hildick-Smith
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton & Sussex University Hospital Trust, Brighton, UK
Jo de Giovanni
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, Birmingham Children's Hospital & University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
Paul Clift
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Graham Stuart
Affiliation:
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Bristol Heart Institute and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
Rob Henderson
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, Trent Cardiac Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
Stephen Brecker
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, St George's Hospital, London, UK
David Hackett
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, Hemel Hempstead Hospital, Hemel Hempstead, UK
Simon Ray
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist/Honorary Professor of Cardiology, University Hospitals of South Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
Mark de Belder
Affiliation:
Consultant Cardiologist, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
*
Correspondence to: Professor S. A. Qureshi, MBChB, FRCP, Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina Children's Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. Tel: 00442071884547; Fax: 00442071884556; E-mail: shakeel.qureshi@gstt.nhs.uk
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Abstract

In order to optimise care of the adult patients with complex congenital heart disease, there is a need to develop recommendations for interventions. This document is the work of representatives of the three relevant societies and provides recommendations for institutions and operators performing cardiac interventions in these patients.

Keywords

Interventional cardiologyBritish Congenital Cardiac AssociationBritish Cardiovascular Intervention Society

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 68 - 74
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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