Non-Fontan Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation Survival Is Equivalent to Acquired Heart Disease Transplantation Survival

BackgroundAs a result of improved diagnostic methods, medical treatment, surgical correction, and palliation in childhood, there is a growing number of adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) who may experience heart failure and subsequently require heart transplantation (HT). Because of complex anatomy, previous operations, and frequently increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), these patients represent a group with a higher...