Focusing on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

This issue of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension focuses on the growing population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Although progress in diagnostics and surgical intervention has dramatically decreased the incidence of classic Eisenmenger syndrome in the Western world, these advances have led to a rapidly growing number of adults with CHD and associated PAH.

In this journal edition, the authors highlight some of the considerations and challenges specific to the adult with PAH associated with CHD. Admittedly, there are still more questions than answers for these patients; the authors hope to bring to light some of the important issues that require further study.