Cardiovascular Anesthesia for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

There are more adults living with congenital heart disease than children. Many of these adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) will require a surgery or intervention, which may or not be related to their congenital heart disease (CHD). The successful anesthetic management of adults with CHD requires a stepwise approach to consider all the relevant factors. The perioperative management of ACHD patients requires a multidisciplinary team collaboration, and those with complex lesions should be cared for in centers with experience in CHD.