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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2026

Neurocognitive and Psychological Interventions for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Consensus Statement From the Adult Congenital Heart Disease/Neuro 2024 Conference.

Dawn Ilardi, Ali N Zaidi, Johanna Calderon, Joy J Choi, Nadine A Kasparian, Nancy A Pike, Drezden Plotkin, Corinne Smorra, Ken Woodhouse, Michelle Gurvitz and 1 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dawn IlardiDepartment of Pediatrics Emory University Atlanta GA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5488-9015
Ali N ZaidiThe Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital Icahn School of Medicine New York NY USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8255-1591
Johanna CalderonUniversity of Montpellier Montpellier France.ORCID 0000-0002-2644-6858
Joy J ChoiUniversity of Rochester Medical Center Rochester NY USA.
Nadine A KasparianHeart and Mind Wellbeing Center, Heart Institute and Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8075-6817
Nancy A PikeChildren's Hospital Los Angeles and University of California Irvine CA USA.
Drezden PlotkinAdult Congenital Heart Association Media PA USA.
Corinne SmorraAdult Congenital Heart Association Media PA USA.
Ken WoodhouseAdult Congenital Heart Association Media PA USA.
Michelle GurvitzBoston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston MA USA.
Adam R CassidyDepartments of Psychiatry & Psychology and Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester MN USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8938-1265

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Abstract

Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) constitute a growing population with challenges related to cardiovascular and neurological health. Many individuals born with CHD experience neurodevelopmental delays in childhood. Ongoing neurocognitive and psychological concerns impact education, employment, and quality of life. Despite this, interventions to address these issues are largely unexplored. Collaborations among multidisciplinary experts and patient partners culminated at a 2-day Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)/Neuro Conference (April 2024) to review the current state of knowledge and guide future directions for research and clinical care. Three working groups separately focused on genetics and brain health, characterizing outcomes, and interventions among patients with ACHD. This article focuses on the work of the interventions group. A consensus statement was created to synthesize current knowledge, identify key gaps, and recommend next steps around 5 critical questions designed to guide research and clinical care for interventions with ACHD: (1) What interventions are effective for improving neurocognitive functioning? (2) What interventions are effective for improving psychological wellbeing? (3) What evidence do we have about safety and efficacy of psychotropic medications? (4) What interventions can improve health literacy? (5) What are modifiable facilitators and barriers to accessing high-quality neurocognitive and psychological interventions? Limited research and fragmented health systems hinder interventions in ACHD. Efforts from pediatric congenital heart disease could inform the ACHD community. Although interventions are costly and resource intensive, neglecting neurocognitive and psychological needs could lead to lower quality of life and higher health care costs. By ultimately shifting to prevention and intervention, the ACHD community could facilitate positive outcomes.

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CognitionHeart Defects, CongenitalAdultHumansQuality of Lifeadult congenital heart diseaseanxietydepressioninterventionneurocognitiveoutcomespsychological

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PMCPMC12919525

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