If you’re living with congenital heart disease (CHD), you can take comfort in knowing that advanced treatment options and services are available at Emory.
As the only adult congenital heart program in Georgia and one of the country's most extensive programs, we're able to identify any problems related to your congenital heart disease and provide the most effective treatment and management options. Including many treatments developed or tested right here at Emory. We're also an Adult Congenital Heart Association accredited comprehensive care clinic.
No matter your diagnosis, we will work with you to create a treatment plan that meets your specific needs.
Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
Specialized Care for the Most Complex Heart Conditions
Treatment Options for Congenital Heart Disease
Our heart surgeons perform hundreds of adult CHD surgeries each year. And our survival outcomes rank among the best in the nation. We also offer medications to treat many forms of congenital heart disease.
Fontan Procedure and Fontan Conversion
Your heart has a left and right ventricle. If you are born with one working heart ventricle, you need surgery to correct blood flow patterns. During a Fontan procedure, surgeons use different techniques to divert blood coming from your veins to the pulmonary arteries.
Fontan conversion is an improved version of the Fontan procedure. This version of the Fontan procedure prevents some of the original procedure’s side effects, including abnormal heart rhythms and abnormal blood flow patterns. If you had the original Fontan procedure as a child, you may need Fontan conversion as an adult.
About Congenital Heart Disease
Some people are born with a heart problem. If there was a problem with your heart’s structure at birth, you have congenital heart disease.
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