GUCH
GUCH is an acronym for Grown Up Congenital Heart, a group of adolescents and adults who, due to the advent of open heart surgery in the 1960s, are surviving the heart conditions they were born with. The concept was founded by paediatric cardiologist Jane Somerville, on realisation of their unmet needs.[1][2][3]
References
- "Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Also known as GUCH (Grown-Up Congenital Heart disease". Uhbristol.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- Gatzoulis, Michael A.; Swan, Lorna; Therrien, Judith; Pantely, George A. (2008). Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Practical Guide. Blackwell Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 0-7279-1668-8.
- Warnes, Carole A. (April 2008). "Jane Somerville". Clinical Cardiology. 31 (4): 183–184. doi:10.1002/clc.20279. PMC 6652976.
External links
- Adult Congenital Heart Association US-based organization for adults with congenital heart disease
- UK website for people with congenital heart defects
- Italian GUCH Association (AICCA)
- Report from British Cardiac Society
- Congenital Heart Surgery
- The Congenital Heart Surgery Video Project
- Adult Congenital Surgery: Pulmonary Valve Replacement
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