Perception is not reality when risk stratifying adults with congenital heart disease for COVID-19

The coronavirus disease pandemic among adult congenital heart disease patients and the lessons learnt – results of a prospective multicenter european registry

“…Because of the above mentioned, when considering risk stratification of ACHD patients, attention should be rather focus on their comorbidity burden (i.e. Systemic arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and their physiological stage, often determined by anatomic and hemodynamic sequelae derived from previous surgeries and interventions (i. e. overt heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmia) [ 13 , 21 ].…”