Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults

ObjectiveTo investigate the long-term impact of cardiac surgery on the quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHDs).MethodsPatients who had undergone cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) at the age of 18 years or more were recruited in a single-center, cross-sectiona...

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Main Authors: Thibault Schaeffer, Pauline Bossers, Doris Kienmoser, Oktay Tutarel, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Masamichi Ono, Julie Cleuziou, Jelena Pabst von Ohain, Jürgen Hörer
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1501680/full
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Pauline Bossers
Doris Kienmoser
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Oktay Tutarel
Paul Philipp Heinisch
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Masamichi Ono
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Julie Cleuziou
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Jelena Pabst von Ohain
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Jürgen Hörer
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Masamichi Ono
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Julie Cleuziou
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Jelena Pabst von Ohain
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Jürgen Hörer
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description ObjectiveTo investigate the long-term impact of cardiac surgery on the quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHDs).MethodsPatients who had undergone cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) at the age of 18 years or more were recruited in a single-center, cross-sectional study. The enrolled subjects completed online questionnaires to assess patient-reported outcomes: perceived health status and life satisfaction, psychological functioning, health behaviors, and illness perception. Clinical variables were correlated to the score results, and results were compared to representative samples from international and German national surveys of healthy subjects and ACHDs.ResultsWe enrolled 196 ACHDs (54% women), including 55% with more than one cardiac surgery during their lifetime. The median age at the survey was 43 years, with a median of 13 years since their last cardiac surgery. The majority of patients reported improved subjective wellbeing after cardiac operation and were in functional New York Heart Association class I or II. The severity of underlying CHD, number of previous cardiac operations, and beta-blocker medication had the most substantial negative effects on illness perception. Measured quality of life and health risk behaviors were within the range of values internationally reported for healthy and CHD subjects, respectively.ConclusionsACHD, several years after cardiac surgery, reported a subjective improvement in their wellbeing, a life satisfaction comparable to that of healthy individuals, and low health risk behaviors. Illness perception is strongly correlated with the severity of the underlying CHD.
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spelling doaj-art-02235b03f2e243bdbd4cece1d1402cf42025-08-20T02:38:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2024-12-011110.3389/fcvm.2024.15016801501680Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adultsThibault Schaeffer0Thibault Schaeffer1Pauline Bossers2Doris Kienmoser3Doris Kienmoser4Oktay Tutarel5Paul Philipp Heinisch6Paul Philipp Heinisch7Masamichi Ono8Masamichi Ono9Julie Cleuziou10Julie Cleuziou11Jelena Pabst von Ohain12Jelena Pabst von Ohain13Jürgen Hörer14Jürgen Hörer15Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDivision of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDivision of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, GermanyInternational Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDivision of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDivision of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDivision of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyTechnical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyDivision of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, GermanyObjectiveTo investigate the long-term impact of cardiac surgery on the quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHDs).MethodsPatients who had undergone cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) at the age of 18 years or more were recruited in a single-center, cross-sectional study. The enrolled subjects completed online questionnaires to assess patient-reported outcomes: perceived health status and life satisfaction, psychological functioning, health behaviors, and illness perception. Clinical variables were correlated to the score results, and results were compared to representative samples from international and German national surveys of healthy subjects and ACHDs.ResultsWe enrolled 196 ACHDs (54% women), including 55% with more than one cardiac surgery during their lifetime. The median age at the survey was 43 years, with a median of 13 years since their last cardiac surgery. The majority of patients reported improved subjective wellbeing after cardiac operation and were in functional New York Heart Association class I or II. The severity of underlying CHD, number of previous cardiac operations, and beta-blocker medication had the most substantial negative effects on illness perception. Measured quality of life and health risk behaviors were within the range of values internationally reported for healthy and CHD subjects, respectively.ConclusionsACHD, several years after cardiac surgery, reported a subjective improvement in their wellbeing, a life satisfaction comparable to that of healthy individuals, and low health risk behaviors. Illness perception is strongly correlated with the severity of the underlying CHD.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1501680/fulladult with congenital heart diseasecardiac surgerypatient-reported outcomesquality of lifeillness perception
spellingShingle Thibault Schaeffer
Thibault Schaeffer
Pauline Bossers
Doris Kienmoser
Doris Kienmoser
Oktay Tutarel
Paul Philipp Heinisch
Paul Philipp Heinisch
Masamichi Ono
Masamichi Ono
Julie Cleuziou
Julie Cleuziou
Jelena Pabst von Ohain
Jelena Pabst von Ohain
Jürgen Hörer
Jürgen Hörer
Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
adult with congenital heart disease
cardiac surgery
patient-reported outcomes
quality of life
illness perception
title Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
title_full Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
title_fullStr Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
title_full_unstemmed Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
title_short Long-term patient-reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
title_sort long term patient reported outcomes following congenital heart surgery in adults
topic adult with congenital heart disease
cardiac surgery
patient-reported outcomes
quality of life
illness perception
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1501680/full
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