General principles of heart failure management in adult congenital heart disease

The population of adults with congenital heart disease is now an estimated 1.4 million in the United States alone and growing. Unfortunately, survival to adulthood does not equate to a normal life expectancy, and heart failure (HF) has now emerged as the leading cause of death for the adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patient. As this population continues to grow in number and advance in age, the prevalence of heart failure in the adult with...