Outpatient clinics for adults with congenital heart disease: increasing workload and evolving patterns of referral

摘要

Objective--To examine the evolving role of specialised outpatient services for adult patients with congenital heart disease. Design-A retrospective analysis of all Patients attending the toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults over three cor- Responding three month periods in 1987, 1992, and 1997. Setting-A tertiary referral centre. Main outcome measures-Patient demo- Graphics, residence, medical and surgical History, type and source of referral, and Investigations performed.