COVID-19 Resources
ACHA has shared information on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for adults with congenital heart disease, including Q&As and webinars.
ACHA's National Accreditation Program
More than 30 centers throughout the United States have earned ACHA Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Accreditation.
Find your doctor
Connect with practices and practitioners specializing in adult congenital heart disease.
Clinic Directory
Living day-to-day
Living with a congenital heart defect requires critical attention to even the most ordinary medical procedures, like a dental visit.
What I need to know
NEWS & EVENTS FROM ACHA
ACHA Wellness Wednesdays
Tune in each week for an educational webinar, healthy lifestyle presentation, or Q&A session.
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Congenital Heart Initiative Registry
ACHA is proud to be partner in this new effort to collect important data about the adult CHD community.
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ACHA Your Way
Raise vital funds for the 1 in 100 children and adults impacted by CHD across the country by hosting a remote fundraiser.
GET INVOLVEDSupporting Patients
and Families
and Families
Congenital heart disease is survivable, manageable, yet in the routine years between infancy and adulthood, sometimes forgettable. The Adult Congenital Heart Association is a resource, advocate and knowledge base for everyone affected.
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Providers
Providers
The Adult Congenital Heart Association brings together valuable research, training opportunities, Medical Professional membership, and more—to help you help your patients and further define this specialization of cardiovascular disease.
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By bringing our expertise on congenital heart disease to the adults that live with it, we offer the promise for safer, healthier lives.
A Blog for the Congenital Heart Disease Community
Finding Hope Within the COVID-19 Vacc…
I received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination two days before Christmas 2020, and I underestimated the em…
Five Decades of Gratitude
Somehow, I just turned 50. Growing up with a complex congenital heart defect (CHD), I always entertained an unspoken pos…
Food For and From the Heart: Emily's …
Happy December!
The holidays aren’t going to look or feel typical this year. But that doesn’t mean holiday cheer has to…
Discovering CHD on a Soccer Field
My name is Jordan Marada and I am a southern California native. At the early age of 4, my mother introduced me to a socc…
An Open Letter to Parents of CHD Babi…
This letter is one I have wanted to write to my parents for years, and hopefully, if you have parents or know parents of…
Food For and From the Heart: Healthy …
Happy autumn!
As the days get shorter and cooler and we begin gearing up for the holidays (whatever they look like this…
Defining CHD
One of the most prominent debates in the congenital heart community is the definition of the acronym “CHD.” Let me prefa…
Relearning Perspective
I didn’t get it.
I was waking up from an electrical cardioversion to “fix” my (first bout of) atrial fibrillation. The …
The Man with a Big Heart
Gerald David Stenzel, or “Jerry,” as he was better known, was born October 14, 1966, in Wells, Minnesota to Dominic and …
Pedaling the Pounds Off: Today and th…
In my last blog, Back in Mississippi, Part 2, I discussed how surrounding myself with highly motivated, hardworking peop…