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ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease


Progress in the treatment of congenital heart disease is a success story enabling an increasing number of patients, even with complex congenital heart anomalies, to reach adult age. Accordingly, the number of adult patients with congenital heart disease is constantly growing.

However, since true correction of the cardiac lesions is seldomly achieved, these patients need lifelong expertise surveillance. There is an increasing demand for education and training in congenital heart disease, particularly in the adult patient group.

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Working Group represents a platform for collaboration between congenital heart disease specialists with a common interest, particularly regarding clinical cardiology, imaging, ventricular function, valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension.

Moreover, the Working Group provides guidelines, position papers and training recommendations.
Our annual meeting, held in March, is an outstanding forum to share research results and to meet colleagues in the field.

Cardiologists with a dedicated interest and special knowledge are needed to improve future patient care and we invite you to join us.


Aims & Activities

  • To promote, to maintain and to pursue excellence in the care of adults with congenital heart disease;
  • To improve the quality of care by endorsing, supporting and organising educational programmes in adult congenital heart disease;
  • To establish guidelines for the treatment and management of adults with congenital heart disease;
  • To establish close links with other groups/societies dealing with adult congenital heart disease patients.

Nucleus 2024-2026

Chairperson

Margarita Brida, FESC, Croatia

Chairperson-Elect

Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Italy

Past-Chairperson

Michael Gatzoulis, FESC, UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Treasurer

Katja Prokselj, Slovenia

Secretary

Oktay Tutarel, FESC, Germany

Communication coordinator

Raquel Prieto Arevalo, Spain

Nucleus Members

  • Paul Clift, UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Magalie Ladouceur, Switzerland
  • Francisco Javier Ruperti Repilado, Switzerland
  • Alexander Van De Bruaene, FESC, Belgium
  • Gerhard Paul Diller, FESC, Germany*
  • Sebastien Hascoet, FESC, France*
  • Philip Moons, FESC, Belgium*
  • Jolanda Sabatino, ItalyOktay Tutarel, FESC, Germany*
  • Vladimiro Vida, Italy*

*non-voting members