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Welcome to the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, the first and one of the largest facilities of its kind in the United States. Founded in 1980, the Center is a national and international tertiary care resource that provides services to the growing number of patients with congenital heart disease who reach adulthood.
In addition to its emphasis on the highest quality of patient care, the Center is a major training and research facility, focused on preparing our next generation of adult congenital heart disease healthcare providers and advancing our understanding of the long-term issues and risks confronting adults with congenital heart disease.
The Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center provides state of the art care to adult patients with congenital heart disease.
Healthcare Transition Family Forum: A Program for Parents, Teens, and Young Adults (May 18, 2013)
Foro Familiar de UCLA sobre la Transicion del Cuidado de la Salud
The Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center is a proud sponsor of The Congenital Heart Walk (June 9th, 2013)
The Congenital Heart Walk is coming to three locations in California this spring!
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ACHDC In the News
Patient/Family Forum: Farewell to Dr. John Child
On May 24th, 2012 we held a patient/family forum at the Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical center which was attended by 80 patients and family members. The evening included a panel discussion among 7 patients with tetralogy of Fallot, spotlighting the generational differences in surgical management and prognosis from those who were born in the 1950's to those born in the 1980's. This panel was followed by a presentation of the highlights of John Child's 35 year career at UCLA, including a touching picture montage. The program ended with presentation of a crystal plaque to Dr. Child, with a message of gratitude for 35 years of dedication to the care of adults with congenital heart disease. We adjourned to a cocktail reception, where patients had the opportunity to pay their respects to Dr. Child, as well as interface with the other doctors and nurses from the Center. The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) had an informational booth, as did the National Marfan Foundation (NMF). A tribute fund in honor of Dr. Child was created to address the highest priorities of the Center, including continuing Dr. Child's legacy of world-class patient care, education, and research. For more information about this event or the tribute fund, please email achdc@mednet.ucla.edu or call (310) 825-2019.
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'Hybrid' surgery saves UCLA patient from softball-sized aneurysm Patricia Crawford had literally been tinged blue all her life because her heart couldn't pump enough oxygenated blood through her body. And that was the least of her worries. A huge aneurysm the size of a softball in her pulmonary artery was a ticking time bomb. Her heart and liver were failing, too - all adding to the reasons why it was too risky for the 49-year-old to receive the heart-lung transplant she desperately needed to survive. She had been told that she was out of options. Read More » |
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UCLA Congenital Heart Team Heals Hearts of Mother & Newborn |
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Diseases/Disorders
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (Eisenmenger syndrome)
- Marfan Syndrome
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Services
- Consultative -- outpatient and inpatient
- Access to affiliated consultants in related fields
- Comprehensive diagnostic facilities
- Comprehensive cardiac and medical management
- Therapeutic interventional cardiac catheterization and electrophysiological facilities
- Obstetric and gynecologic consultation and management
- Surgical and peri-operative management
- Heart, lung and heart/lung transplantation
- Psychological support
- Adolescent/Young Adult Transitional Care for Congenital Heart Disease
Patients may be referred by their physicians or make an appointment on their own.
To schedule an appointment with the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, please call (310) 794-9629, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
UCLA-Cardiovascular Center
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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