{"id":1219,"date":"2018-01-04T19:26:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utahchd.org\/?page_id=1219"},"modified":"2021-04-20T21:31:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T21:31:18","slug":"chds-and-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utahchd.org\/index.php\/test-home-page-2\/adults-v2\/chds-and-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"CHDs and Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#2ea3f2&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/utahchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Group_of_People_resized.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;CHDs in Adulthood&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Montserrat|500|||||||&#8221; 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button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;2&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;2&#8243; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/utahchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Graduates_resized.png&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]Children born with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are now living well into adulthood thanks to advances in surgical techniques and technology.\u00a0 In fact, 9 out of 10 children born with a CHD will live into adulthood. Still, with the advances in technology and surgical procedures, individuals with CHDs require life-long monitoring and care by a cardiologist, even if their defect has been repaired.\u00a0 Monitoring and care in adulthood may consist of taking medications, imaging the heart, or other exams or procedures. Depending on the type and severity of heart defect an individual has, this monitoring and care will help to identify and treat any potential issues that could arise, such as arrhythmias, an enlarged heart, leaky heart valves, heart failure, heart infections, or pulmonary hypertension.\u00a0 However, according to the Adult Congenital Heart Association, a majority of individuals with CHD (~90%) are not getting the care that they need.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Learn about your condition<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>In some instances, some people may not know that they have a congenital heart defect until they are adults.\u00a0 In other cases, some may know that they were born with a heart defect, but may not know the name or the type of surgery or treatments they had when they were younger.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not know the specific details of your heart defect, there are things you can do to learn more about it. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Figuring out the name of the heart defect<\/li>\n<li>Knowing if you had surgery, and if so, what surgery or surgeries were performed<\/li>\n<li>Knowing what medications you are currently on, and if possible, any medications you took in the past<\/li>\n<li>Understand how your heart is currently working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask people who may know more about your condition, such as your parents or other relatives, to find out more about your condition.\u00a0 Also, find out where you may have received care or treatment when you were younger, such as your pediatric cardiologist, primary physician, or hospital and request the records from these places.\u00a0 If you cannot find out any more information about your heart defect, your cardiologist may help you to figure out more.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Keep your Heart Healthy<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>As an adult with CHD, you can help to keep your heart healthy by following these recommendations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule regular follow-up appointments with your heart doctor (a cardiologist trained to care for adult patients with a CHD) and attend these appointments<\/li>\n<li>Have a primary care doctor to manage all of your other medical care needs<\/li>\n<li>Follow through with tests or procedures that your doctor orders for you<\/li>\n<li>Take prescribed medications, and carry with you a list of these medications, the dose you take, and why you take it<\/li>\n<li>Follow a heart healthy diet along with a physical exercise plan based on the physical activity recommendations provided by your heart doctor<\/li>\n<li>Schedule regular dental checkups to reduce your chance of getting heart infections, such as endocarditis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/utahchd.org\/index.php\/test-home-page-2\/adults-v2\/links\/\"><u>Click here<\/u><\/a> for additional links to CHD resources in Utah and around the country.[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;References&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#c1c1c1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243;]American Heart Association. Web Booklet: Adults with congenital heart defects. 2018. American Heart Association. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/CongenitalHeartDefects\/CongenitalHeartDefectsToolsResources\/Web-Booklet-Adults-With-Congenital-Heart-Defects_UCM_316613_Article.jsp#.WtfHwYjwaUn\">http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/Conditions\/CongenitalHeartDefects\/CongenitalHeartDefectsToolsResources\/Web-Booklet-Adults-With-Congenital-Heart-Defects_UCM_316613_Article.jsp#.WtfHwYjwaUn<\/a>. Accessed April 18, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>American College of Cardiology. Understanding congenital heart defects into adulthood. 2016. CardioSmart: American College of Cardiology. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiosmart.org\/Heart-Conditions\/Congenital-Heart-Defects\/Content\/Adult-CHD\">https:\/\/www.cardiosmart.org\/Heart-Conditions\/Congenital-Heart-Defects\/Content\/Adult-CHD<\/a>. Accessed April 18, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/heartdefects\/living.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/heartdefects\/living.html<\/a>. Accessed April 18, 2018.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children born with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are now living well into adulthood thanks to advances in surgical techniques and technology.\u00a0 In fact, 9 out of 10 children born with a CHD will live into adulthood. 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