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.
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 Inaugural Research Grants
We are funding three provider research grants and three fellow research grants, focusing on crucial topics surrounding adult congenital heart disease.
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
2020 Annual Stakeholder’s Meeting
Join us virtually on November 11 for an evening dedicated to informing and honoring ACHA’s community.
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Walk for 1 in 100 and ACHA Your Way
Raise vital funds for the 1 in 100 children and adults impacted by CHD across the country by hosting a remote or virtual fundraiser.
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Telemedicine: What Adults with CHD Need to Know
This most recent addition to our Health Information webpages features a Q&A and webinars.
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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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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
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…
COVID-19: An Eye-Opener For Life With…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has certainly turned everyone's world upside down, and my heart goes out to everyone who has …