Last night we hosted a dinner and continuing medical education program for local Adult Cardiologists. Doctors Wayne Franklin and Sergio Carrillo provided them with an update on the latest trends in treatment and surgery options for Adult patients with Congenital Heart Disease.
Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect in the United States, occurring in approximately one of every 100 births. Due to medical breakthroughs and progress in treatment, patients with CHD are reaching adulthood and living longer. Currently, there are more than one million adults in the United States living with this disease, and this number continues to rise by approximately 5 percent each year.
Providing education to our healthcare partners is just one of the ways we work to improve the level of care provided to those impacted by CHD.
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