Clinics & Centres

Adult Cardiac Congenital Clinic

The Adult Cardiac Congenital Clinic plays a leadership role locally, nationally, and internationally. Together with 14 other regional centres across Canada, the Adult Cardiac Congenital Centre is part of the Canadian Adult Congenital Heart (CACH) Network, a group that provides patients access to skilled care and treatment. With a patient's consent, reports can be sent to any multidisciplinary team member involved in their care either currently or in the past. Patients may also receive a copy of their own reports. The Clinic has more than 4,000 active patients and has seen more than 8,000 patients since 1982.

Services
Patients receive the following care by professionals:

diagnosis

medical treatment

surgical operation

professional counselling

Additional Services
Specialist teams from several Toronto hospitals provide:

evaluation for heart, lung, heart-lung transplant operations

expert management of heart failure

specialized care for higher-risk patients during pregnancy and childbirth

specific attention is paid to the emotional, psychological and behavioural needs

specialized or expert care of rhythm disorders

Staff Involved
The consulting staff is a fully integrated team consisting of:

Cardiologists

Cardiac surgeons

Echocardiographers

Nurse practitioner

Electrophysiologists (heart rhythm and pacing)

Diagnostic and therapeutic heart catheterization team

Reproductive issues group

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) experts

Geneticists

Pulmonary hypertension consultant

Anesthesiology consultant

Contact Us
Toronto General Hospital
5th floor, North (Norman Urquhart) Building
585 University Avenue
Phone: (416) 340-4206
Fax: (416) 340-5014
Directions

For more information please visit:
Adult Congenital Heart Library
Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network