TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Outcomes for Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease
AU - Babu, Suhas
AU - Ganguly, Paulamy
AU - Shettigar, Nandan
AU - Lin, C. Huie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Purpose of Review: The study of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is a rapidly growing field; however, more research is needed on the disparities affecting outcomes. With advances in medicine, a high percentage of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are advancing to adulthood, leading to an increase in the number of ACHD. This creates a pressing need to evaluate the factors, specifically the social determinants of health (SDOH) contributing to the outcomes for ACHD. Recent Findings: A myriad of factors, including, but not limited to, race, education, and socioeconomic status, have been shown to affect ACHD outcomes. Existing data from hospitalizations, mortality and morbidity, advanced care planning, patient and physician awareness, financial factors, and education alongside race and socioeconomic status present differences in ACHD outcomes. Summary: With SDOH having a significant impact on ACHD subspecialty care outcomes, ACHD centers need to be constantly adapting and innovating, incorporating SDOH into patient management, and providing additional healthcare resources to manage the care of ACHD.
AB - Purpose of Review: The study of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is a rapidly growing field; however, more research is needed on the disparities affecting outcomes. With advances in medicine, a high percentage of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are advancing to adulthood, leading to an increase in the number of ACHD. This creates a pressing need to evaluate the factors, specifically the social determinants of health (SDOH) contributing to the outcomes for ACHD. Recent Findings: A myriad of factors, including, but not limited to, race, education, and socioeconomic status, have been shown to affect ACHD outcomes. Existing data from hospitalizations, mortality and morbidity, advanced care planning, patient and physician awareness, financial factors, and education alongside race and socioeconomic status present differences in ACHD outcomes. Summary: With SDOH having a significant impact on ACHD subspecialty care outcomes, ACHD centers need to be constantly adapting and innovating, incorporating SDOH into patient management, and providing additional healthcare resources to manage the care of ACHD.
KW - Adult congenital heart disease
KW - Disparities in care
KW - Heart failure
KW - Infant mortality
KW - Patient outcomes
KW - Social determinants of health
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U2 - 10.1007/s11886-024-02059-w
DO - 10.1007/s11886-024-02059-w
M3 - Article
C2 - 38613618
AN - SCOPUS:85190428550
SN - 1523-3782
VL - 26
SP - 539
EP - 544
JO - Current Cardiology Reports
JF - Current Cardiology Reports
IS - 6
ER -