9th Annual ACHA Conference Registration is Open!
Make plans today to join ACHA in Minnesota from Oct. 15-17, 2020. 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.
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
January 07, 2020
ACHA ACHD Accreditation Found to Improve Patient Survival While Waiting for Heart Transplant
October 14, 2019
ACHA to Recognize Evan Michael Zahn, MD, for Contributions to Congenital Interventional Cardiology
Walk for 1 in 100
Raise vital funds for the 1 in 100 children and adults impacted by CHD across the country.
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Monthly Webinars
We offer educational online sessions for patients and their families. Discover upcoming 2020 webinars and watch past webinars on-demand.
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ACHA Membership
Membership is open to CHD providers, patients and their families. Register to access ACHA’s educational resources, newsletters, events and more.
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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
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
Pedaling the Pounds Off: The Learning…
In my first post, I discussed my life struggle with weight. Going into my second semester of freshman year, I was nearly…
An Inspiring Walk for 1 in 100 Experi…
I attended the first-ever Walk for 1 in 100 in Nashville, TN, back in September. I had the date marked on my calendar fo…
Pedaling the Pounds Off: Where My Sto…
Hello, world! My name is Jared Gould. I was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a congenital heart defect …
Medical Trauma: Guilt vs. Thankfulnes…
If you’ve had open heart surgery, you’ve been through medical trauma. I was born with the congenital heart defect tetral…
My Parents' Role in My Relationship W…
My fragility is something of a running joke in my family. The Easter after my aortic valve was replaced with a mechanica…
How Anxiety Helped Me with CHD
When I was in graduate school, I literally thought I was dying—having severe palpitations and waking up sweating and una…
Measuring the Immeasurable
It's been six months since I got my surprise gift, a brand new combination pacemaker and defibrillator. I learned severa…
The Very First Walk for 1 in 100
The inaugural Walk for 1 in 100 series kicked off this past Saturday at Wheaton Park in Maryland, and was nothing short …
From Camper to Counselor
Two weeks after I was born, the doctor came rushing in with more doctors behind him during my check-up to discover I had…
Why Show Up?
This year marked my third consecutive year going to Washington D.C. for the Congenital Heart Legislative Conference. To …