GUCH is an acronym for Grown Up Congenital Heart, a group of adolescents and adults who, due to the advent of open heart surgery in the 1960s, are surviving the heart conditions they were born with. The concept was founded by paediatric cardiologist Jane Somerville , …

The size of the national population of patients with grown-up congenital heart disease (GUCH) is uncertain, but since 80-85% of patients born with congenital heart disease now survive to adulthood (age 16 years), an annual increase of 2500 can be anticipated according to birth rate. Organisation of medical care is haphazard with only three of ...

2020年8月21日 · ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines aim to present all the relevant evidence to help physicians weigh the benefits and risks of a particular diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH). They should be essential in everyday clinical decision making.

Adults with congenital heart disease are mostly managed in GUCH clinics (Grown Up Congenital Heart disease). Prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common class of major congenital malformations. CHD occurs in approximately 1% of live births, and 10% of aborted fetuses, with no significant ...

2012年2月1日 · The ventricular septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect in childhood (30%). Most patients have an isolated VSD, however a VSD also occurs in combination with other defects like Tetralogy of Fallot, which will be discussed elsewhere.

GUCH grown-up congenital heart disease ICD implantable cardioverter defibrillator IE infective endocarditis INR international normalized ratio IVC inferior vena cava LA left atrium LPA left pulmonary artery L–R shunt left-to-right shunt LV left ventricle LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction LVESD left ventricular end-systolic diameter

2008年4月1日 · Grown up congenital heart (GUCH) disease: a half century of change. Leisa J Freeman, FRCP, Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Director Cardiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital; Honorary Senior Lecturer Author ...

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With advances in early treatment, babies with congenital heart disease are now usually surviving to adulthood. They are, therefore, increasingly presenting as adults to non-specialist units for medical care. A simple classification of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease into simple shunts, or obstructive, regurgitant and complex lesions can …

2008年4月1日 · Now 90% survive into adolescence and beyond; the recent Department of Health report has estimated the total number (England and Wales) of grown up congenital heart disease (GUCH) patients in 2000 as 133,190 rising to 158,990 by 2010.1 The better palliated and natural history of these patients has important implications for long-term care and ...