Patient discussions
It is important for patients to keep follow-up appointments and report any new symptoms immediately, especially shortness of breath on exertion. Patients should be advised to seek prompt medical attention in case of fever or tiredness, especially following dental work.
Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), even with the lower-complexity type, are at increased risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as they age, and show increased morbidity and mortality following cardiovascular events.[48] Patients should be educated about this risk and lifestyle elements such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and prediabetes, and arterial hypertension, and monitored for the development of such modifiable risk factors.
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