Congenital Heart Diseases: Epidemiology, Treatment and Lifelong Support
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: epidemiology; prevention; sports science; public health; health service research; risk prediction
Interests: heart valve repair; ACHD surgery; immunomodulation; myocardial adaptation
Interests: fetal cardiology; prevention; pediatrics; modifiable risk factors
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Interests: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD); pulmonary hypertension; heart failure; aortopathy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Few areas of modern medicine have witnessed as much progress as the field of congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common isolated organ abnormality worldwide. Thanks to advances in diagnostics, surgery, interventional cardiology, and medical therapy, up to 97% of children with CHD in industrialized countries now reach adulthood and enjoy an increasingly high quality of life.
Despite these achievements, complete correction of CHD is rarely possible. As a result, most adults with CHD live with residual lesions, long-term complications, and acquired cardiac or non-cardiac comorbidities, all of which significantly influence morbidity and mortality. Compared with the well-established evidence base for acquired heart disease, research in the CHD population still shows considerable gaps.
This Special Issue aims to help close some of these gaps and to provide a comprehensive overview of congenital heart disease, spanning epidemiology, risk factors, clinical management, surgical and interventional treatment, and long-term care. We particularly welcome contributions that not only address medical and technological advances but also explore psychosocial dimensions, lifestyle factors, and health policy perspectives. Both original research and state-of-the-art reviews are invited, with the goal of fostering interdisciplinary exchange and advancing the holistic care of patients with CHD.
Dr. Sebastian Freilinger
Prof. Dr. Oliver Dewald
Prof. Dr. Renate Oberhoffer-Fritz
Prof. Dr. Harald Kaemmerer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- congenital heart disease (CHD)
- adults with CHD
- epidemiology
- comorbidities
- intervention
- surgical treatment
- psychological aspects
- quality of life (QoL)
- risk factors
- rehabilitation
- health promotion
- prevention
- health literacy
- physical activity
- lifelong support
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