Chirurgie des cardiopathies congénitales à l’âge adulte

Abstract

The surgical management of congenital heart diseases in adult patients is characterized by the diversity of the anatomo-clinical situations and the difficulty of the specific surgical techniques. The pre-surgery evaluation is of great importance. The cardiac lesions encountered are often suitable for biventricular repair; however, there are also previously repaired hearts that require new surgical intervention due to the deterioration of the initial result. Encouraging results of surgery are observed, in terms of mortality and quality of life as well.