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Announcing ACHA's Research Program
The ACHA Research Grant Application is now available. ACHA will award two faculty grants and one fellow grant to start July 1, 2019.
Congenital Heart Legislative Conference
Your voice matters as we unite to educate our members of Congress about congenital heart disease! Join us March 4-5, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
ACHA Launches National Accreditation Program
More than a dozen centers throughout the United States are the first to earn ACHA Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Accreditation
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Living with a congenital heart defect requires critical attention to even the most ordinary medical procedures, like a dental visit.
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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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Treating congenital heart defects in adults is to understand the continuum of the disease from its infancy. The Adult Congenital Heart Association brings together valuable research, training opportunities and standards of care 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
The Importance of Research to the ACH…
To quickly recap from my last post on this topic: I addressed how questions about treating people who have congenital he…
My Mixed Emotions
Hey, I just became I bionic. Move over, Six Million Dollar Man…
The above is me being funny. I was told humor is one of…
The Unknown Decade
November 23 marked my 30th birthday! Yes, 30 is definitely a milestone for everyone, but for me it was extra monumental.…
Cardio is Hardio: Running With CHD
How I became a runner after many years of cardiologists telling me I “can’t” run still amazes me. I was born with hypopl…
CHD and Finding “The One”
My husband, Chris, and I have been together 10 years and married almost seven. Some days I still can’t believe I found m…
Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Satellit…
Let’s face it, not all patients want to travel to see a doctor, regardless of their diagnosis or symptoms.
In adult con…
CHD: When You’re a Physician and a Pa…
Everyone always jokes with doctors, “What happens if you get sick?” Some of us laugh off the question. But, I am a famil…
Preparing for a Natural Disaster When…
Natural disasters can cause catastrophic damage leaving many without power, food, water or shelter for days or weeks. Wh…
Miss West Virginia: The Paradox of My…
For as long as I can remember, I have felt that my heart condition was a paradox in my life, an inconvenient reality tha…
It’s All About Community
I have found many of us share the same story: We thought we were “fixed,” then it turns out we weren’t. We go on to have…