Adult Congenital Heart Disease Services at Connecticut Children’s Connecticut Children’s team of experts know congenital heart defects inside and out. We specialize in the complex anatomy and heart function of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). In collaboration with Hartford Hospital, we offer comprehensive diagnostics, lifestyle counseling, medical management and interventional and surgical treatment for the full spectrum of conditions related to ACHD. Recognized for Excellence Connecticut Children’s is proud to be one of the first ACHD programs in the country to be accredited as an ACHD Accredited Comprehensive Care Center by the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). Our heart surgery program consistently outperforms national average morbidity, mortality and length of stay, according to the most recent data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Learn more about our surgical outcomes > Zero X-ray ablation of cardiac arrhythmias X-ray exposure below national average for cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology studies Specialized, Lifelong Care Advances in medical and surgical care help most children born with serious congenital heart defects survive long into adulthood. When it comes time for a patient with a congenital heart defect to transition from a pediatric cardiologist to an adult cardiologist, it can be difficult to find a doctor who understands their unique anatomy and typical complications that may occur. Connecticut Children’s multidisciplinary team of adult congenital cardiologists, in collaboration with nephrologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, pulmonologists and other internal medicine specialists, offer a full-range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services to adults with congenital heart disease, from diagnosis to cardiac catheterization and surgical repair. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Services Our services include: Heart failure management Catheter-based congenital heart disease interventions Adult congenital heart disease arrhythmia management, including state-of-the-art catheter ablations, pacemaker/AICD implant and management Heart transplant program in partnership with Hartford Hospital Congenital echocardiography and cardiac MRI Comprehensive management of pulmonary hypertension Cardio-pulmonary exercise physiology laboratory Outpatient clinical management Bethany’s Story Bethany was born with Aortic Valve Stenosis, a condition that restricts the flow of blood from the heart to the body. In adulthood, Bethany remains a patient of Shailendra Upadhyay, MD, CEPS, FHRS, medical director of pediatric cardiology at Connecticut Children’s.
