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Loss of follow-up in transition to adult CHD: a single-centre experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2018

Madhukar S. Kollengode Open the ORCID record for Madhukar S. Kollengode [Opens in a new window] ,
Curt J. Daniels  and
Ali N. Zaidi
Madhukar S. Kollengode*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
Curt J. Daniels
Affiliation:
The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
Ali N. Zaidi
Affiliation:
The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Author for correspondence: M. S. Kollengode, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 East 17th Avenue, #1704, Mail stop B130, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel: 720 848 6583; Fax: 877 991 6414; E-mail: madhukar.kollengode@ucdenver.edu
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Abstract

Lapses in care during transition in adult CHD patients lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have investigated predictors of poor follow-up in universal healthcare paradigms and select American populations. We studied patients with a wide spectrum of CHD severity within a single American centre to identify factors associated with successful internal transition and maintenance of care. Loss of follow-up was defined as no documented cardiac follow-up for ⩾3 years. Ambulatory cardiology patients aged 16–17 years with CHD were retrospectively enrolled and contacted. A survey assessing demographics, patients’ understanding of their CHD, medical status, and barriers to care was administered. On the basis of chart review of 197 enrolled patients, 74 demonstrated loss of follow-up (37.6%). Of 78 successfully contacted patients, 58 were surveyed, of whom a minority had loss of follow-up (n=16). The status of most patients with loss of follow-up was not known. Maintenance of care was associated with greater complexity of CHD (p<0.01), establishment of care with an adult CHD provider (p<0.001), use of prescription medications (p<0.001), and receipt of education emphasising the importance of long-term cardiac care (p<0.003). Insurance lapses were not associated with loss of follow-up (p=0.08). Transition and maintenance of care was suboptimal even within a single centre. Over one-third of patients did not maintain care. Patients with greater-complexity CHD, need for medications, receipt of transition education, and care provided by adult CHD providers had superior follow-up.

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Adult CHDCHDrisk factorsadolescentyoung adultfollow-up studies
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 8 , August 2018 , pp. 1001 - 1008
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Cite this article: Kollengode MS, Daniels CJ, Zaidi AN. (2018) Loss of follow-up in transition to adult CHD: a single-centre experience. Cardiology in the Young28: 1001–1008. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118000690

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Current address: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.

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Current address: The Heart & Vascular Care Center, The Montefiore Medical Center, The Pediatric Heart Center, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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