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. 2003 Apr;89(4):465–469. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.4.465

Table 1.

Adult congenital heart patients not needing care in an expert centre

“Simple” valves

  • ▸ Isolated aortic valve disease

  • ▸ Isolated mitral valve disease (except parachute or cleft mitral valves)

  • ▸ Isolated tricuspid valve disease (except Ebstein anomaly)

  • ▸ Mild pulmonary valve stenosis

“Simple” shunts

  • ▸ ASDs—small, or repaired without residual problems (e.g. pulmonary hypertension and arrhythmias)

  • ▸ VSDs—small and isolated, or repaired without residual problems

  • ▸ PDAs—small and closure not planned, or closed without residual problems

ASD, atrial septal defect; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; VSD, ventricular septal defect.