Penn researchers report successful cardiac transplant outcomes in adult patients with congenital heart disease

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) While there is little data to inform best practices for treating patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that heart transplants can be performed in adult patients with prior corrective surgery for congenital heart disease with excellent outcomes. These findings were presented today at the American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Scienti...