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    Do we have the ACHD physician resources we need to care for the burgeoning ACHD population?

    Fatima M. Ezzeddine1, Tabitha Moe2, Georges Ephrem3, William Aaron Kay3

    Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 511-516, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12771

    Abstract Background: Delivery of care to the adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) popula‐ tion has been limited by a shortage in the ACHD physician resources. There is limited data regarding the adequacy of the ACHD physician resources in the United States and our population estimates are extrapolated from Canadian data. Therefore, we proposed to evaluate the adequacy of ACHD physician: patient ratios in the United States at both national and regional levels.
    Methods: Data from the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) website along with metropolitan area and statewide population data from 2016 US Census Bureau estimates were analyzed.… More >

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