Infective endocarditis: Awareness, knowledge gaps and behaviours amongst adults with congenital heart disease
Our study demonstrates awareness issues regarding IE among ACHD patients, highlighting the need to invest further on patient education. This should start at the time of transition from paediatric to adult services and continue lifelong, with emphasis on patients with a learning disability.
Authors
- Konstantinos Dimopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-0504)
- K Krishanthasan
- Isma Rafiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0107-7996)
- Syedah Aleena Haider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9700-5876)
- Ihsane Olakorede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8283-305X)
- Andrew Constantine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-463X)
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2024.100548
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00