COVID-19 Resources
ACHA has shared information on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for adults with congenital heart disease, including Q&As and webinars.
Join ACHA at our 9th Annual Conference!
Make plans today to join ACHA in Minnesota from July 8-10, 2021. Our event offers the best in CHD education, plus plenty of social opportunities.
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 ACHD Accreditation Program
Accredited centers adhere to the highest standard of congenital heart disease care.
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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.
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ACHA Webinars
Stay informed about CHD-related topics by watching ACHA’s live and archived webinars—all presented by medical experts.
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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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Empowering
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
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…
“But you don’t look sick...”
COVID-19 has brought those with chronic and invisible illness to the forefront. Or has it?
As the pandemic drags on, nu…
Food From and For the Heart: Introduc…
In response to the success of our Midweek Motivation cooking and baking sessions, ACHA is excited to introduce a series …
The Most Important Summer
I am a fiction writer. I like to write stories about people, their challenges, their fears, and joys. I do not like writ…