For youth with a heart defect, shift to adult-focused care is key to health, quality of life

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

Most people born with heart defects, including complex heart conditions, now survive past childhood, and the successful transition to adult-oriented health care can have a large impact on their health, survival and quality of life, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in theĀ Journal of the American Heart Association.

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