Yale Adult Congenital Heart Program

Director's Description

The Yale Adult Congenital Heart Program is founded at an institution with a long history of CHD care and surgery. We combine the expertise of board-certified ACHD specialists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiology experts, and dedicated congenital heart disease surgeons among many others to provide comprehensive ACHD care for outpatients and inpatients alike under one seamless program. We offer a full spectrum of care, including state-of-the-art cardiac catheter interventions for transcatheter valve therapy (e.g. Melody or Edwards-Sapien valves) and are involved with ongoing clinical trials (e.g. Harmony) to bring the latest and least-invasive technologies to our patients.

Other highlights of our program include: the newly formed Yale Collaborative Fontan Clinic which provides comprehensive, multi-disciplinary evaluation for single ventricle adults with a Fontan procedure; close collaboration with nationally recognized fetal echocardiography and high risk OB program to care for pregnant ACHD patients; joint ACHD/EP program for complex ablations, pacing/ICD needs, complex lead extractions; world class aortopathy service for adults with aortic valve and root problems; and extensive cardiogenetics services including familial counseling and testing including whole exome sequencing.