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COVID-19 and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

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Guide for Advanced Nursing Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a drastic change in the provision of health care worldwide. Adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD) by definition have underlying cardiovascular disease, which could potentially make them more vulnerable in case of COVID-19 disease. The role of the ACHD nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic is demanding, and nurses should be educated regarding new guidelines and recommendations related to COVID-19 disease in terms of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Nurses, as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, play a central role in the patient education and empowerment, counselling regarding preventive measures, necessary examinations and procedures during the pandemic, as well as provide an indispensable care and support to patients afflicted with COVID-19 disease. The nursing role in the care of ACHD patients with COVID-19 infection goes beyond direct patient health care and includes also coordination, organization of service and contact with family members, all in order to provide the best overall support to the patient together with all members of the multidisciplinary ACHD team.

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  1. Division of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ivana Babić & Margarita Brida

  2. Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

    Margarita Brida

  3. Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK

    Margarita Brida

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  1. ACHD Unit, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Centre, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy

    Serena Francesca Flocco

  2. Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Royal Brompton NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Hajar Habibi

  3. Department of Public Health Experimental and Forensic Medicine Section of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Federica Dellafiore

  4. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Sutter Heart and Vascular Institute, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Christina Sillman

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Babić, I., Brida, M. (2022). COVID-19 and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. In: Flocco, S.F., Habibi, H., Dellafiore, F., Sillman, C. (eds) Guide for Advanced Nursing Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07598-8_21

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