Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service

Congenital heart disease in adults has emerged as a new area of cardiovascular medicine that addresses the needs of over 1 million “grown-ups” with congenital heart disease in the United States.

Recognizing the need for specialized care for this unique patient population, the Center for Adult Congenital Heart Disease at Children's Hospital of New Jersey provides the full range of support, care and treatment services to manage adult patients with congenital heart disease, ages 18 and older. The Center offers medical and other professional resources using a multidisciplinary approach, which is unique to this region.

The team includes physicians who are Board Certified or specialize in the following specialties:

• Adult cardiology
• Pediatric cardiology
• Cardiac surgery
• Cardiac electrophysiology and pacing
• Heart failure and transplantation
• Dentistry
• Genetics
• Internal Medicine
• Hematology
• Nephrology
• Pulmonology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Radiology

The Center also provides counseling for vocational training, as well as individual and family therapy.

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