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The Adult Cardiac Congenital Clinic plays a leadership role locally, nationally, and internationally. Together with 14 other regional centres across Canada, the Adult Cardiac Congenital Centre is part of the Canadian Adult Congenital Heart (CACH) Network, a group that provides patients access to skilled care and treatment. With a patient's consent, reports can be sent to any multidisciplinary team member involved in their care either currently or in the past. Patients may also receive a copy of their own reports. The Clinic has more than 5,500 active patients and has seen more than 11,000 patients since 1982.
Services
Patients receive the following care by professionals:
- diagnosis
- medical treatment
- surgical operation
- professional counselling
Additional Services
Specialist teams from several Toronto hospitals provide:
- evaluation for heart, lung, heart-lung transplant operations
- expert management of heart failure
- specialized care for higher-risk patients during pregnancy and childbirth
- specific attention is paid to the emotional, psychological and behavioural needs
- specialized or expert care of rhythm disorders
Staff Involved
The consulting staff is a fully integrated team consisting of:
- Cardiologists
- Cardiac surgeons
- Echocardiographers
- Nurse practitioner
- Electrophysiologists (heart rhythm and pacing)
- Diagnostic and therapeutic heart catheterization team
- Reproductive issues group
- MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) experts
- Geneticists
- Pulmonary hypertension consultant
- Anesthesiology consultant
- Clinical Psychologist
For more information please visit:
Adult Congenital Heart Library
Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network
