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CV Now Episode 003: Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Episode Summary

Patients with congenital heart disease are living longer than ever, making adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) a growing specialty. ACHD experts Dr. Ari Cedars and Dr. Hani Najm join Houston Methodist physicians to discuss opportunities and challenges for physicians in the ACHD space.

Episode Notes

Patients with congenital heart disease are living longer than ever, making adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) a growing specialty. This episode's interviews feature ACHD specialists Drs. Ari Cedars and Hani Najm. Dr. Cedars practices at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and leads the ACHD research interest group for the National Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network. Dr. Najm chairs the Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

Watch videos of Dr. Cedars' and Dr. Najm's Grand Rounds talks and these interviews on the DeBakey CV Education YouTube channel: :

• Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support in ACHD (Ari M. Cedars, MD)
• Grand Rounds Interview with Ari M. Cedars, MD (October 25, 2018)
• Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Is There a Place for Innovation? (Hani Najm, MD)
• Grand Rounds Interview with Hani Najm, MD, (June 13, 2019)

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