Ian K. Everitt1, Jennifer F. Gerardin2, Fred H. Rodriguez2,3, Wendy M. Book2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.3, pp. 242-25, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12463
Abstract The transition and transfer from pediatric to adult care is becoming increasingly important as
improvements in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease allow patients to live
longer. Transition is a complex and continuous process that requires careful planning. Inadequate
transition has adverse effects on patients, their families and healthcare delivery systems. Currently,
significant gaps exist in patient care as adolescents transfer to adult care and there are little data
to drive the informed management of transition and transfer of care in adolescent congenital heart
disease patients. Appropriate congenital heart disease care has been shown to decrease mortality
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