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Multidisciplinary Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
The Philadelphia
Adult Congenital Heart Center was founded in 2005 as a joint program between
the University of Pennsylvania Health System
and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Nearly 1 million adults are now living in the
United States with congenital heart defects. Adult
congenital
heart disease (ACHD) patients require
highly specialized, multidisciplinary care, which
many adult cardiologists are not sufficiently
trained to provide.
Providing seamless, comprehensive care for this
expanding segment of cardiac patients, the Philadelphia
Adult Congenital Heart Center is one of the fastest-growing
ACHD programs in the nation.
One
of the Fastest-Growing ACHD Programs
in the Nation |
“This
center is so vital because it provides
patients access to real expertise
and a multidisciplinary team of experts,
so they'll get the individualized
care they really need. Plus,
we're arming our patients with
better information about their specific
health problems. This information
will allow them to take greater charge
of their own health and live normal,
longer lives.”
~ Gary Webb, MD
Director, The Philadelphia Adult
Congenital Heart Center
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
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The team treats all
types of congenital heart conditions in adults, including those complicated
by heart rhythm problems, heart failure, or pregnancy;
and those needing second opinions, cardiac surgery,
catheter therapy, or genetic assessment.
Our Team of Faculty
The multidisciplinary
team at the Philadelphia Adult Congenital
Heart Center is led by Gary D. Webb, MD, one
of the world's leading authorities
in adult congenital heart disease. To encompass
the full array of services necessary to meet
the demanding needs of patients with ACHD, the
team includes physicians and surgeons from anesthesiology,
cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, cardiac catheterization,
electrophysiology, genetics, heart failure and
transplantation, imaging services, pulmonary
hypertension, and reproductive services.
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