ESC Working Group on Adult
Congenital Heart Disease
Progress in the treatment of congenital heart disease is a success story enabling an increasing number of patients, even with complex congenital heart anomalies, to reach adult age. Accordingly, the number of adult patients with congenital heart disease is constantly growing.
However, since true correction of the cardiac lesions is seldomly achieved, these patients need lifelong expertise surveillance. There is an increasing demand for education and training in congenital heart disease, particularly in the adult patient group.
Nucleus 2020-2022
Past Chairperson, EuroACHD 2022 Local Host
Prof. Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, FESC
Chairperson
Dr. Gerhard P. Diller, FESC
Chairperson-Elect
Prof. Michael Gatzoulis
Treasurer
Dr. Berto Bouma
Secretary
Dr. Oktay Tutarel, FESC
Communication Coordinator
Dr. Laura Dos Subirà
Ordinary Nucleus members
Dr. Giancarlo Scognamiglio
Dr. Margarita Brida
Dr. Magalie Ladouceur
Non-voting members
Prof. Werner Budts, Liaison with AEPC
Dr. Alessandro Giamberti, Liason with EACTS
Dr. Daniel Tobler, ISACHD Representative
Prof. Sabine Ernst, EHRA Representative