Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Your Michigan Answer for Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Getting a diagnosis of congenital heart disease can be scary and overwhelming. Whether you’ve just learned about it or have lived with it all your life, you deserve top doctors who can help you live a full, healthy life.

Learn about the nation’s top Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery programs.

Congenital heart disease refers to birth defects of the heart. These can be minor, such as tiny holes between heart chambers that close naturally. Or, they can be life-threatening problems with the heart’s structure that require multiple surgeries.

Since 2017, we’ve earned the Adult Congenital Heart Association's accreditation as a Comprehensive Care Center. That means we’re among national leaders in congenital heart disease and provide the highest quality of care, using advanced technology, imaging, and treatments personalized for your condition. Our doctors treat complex heart problems with the latest techniques, like minimally invasive procedures, to ensure you’re getting the best, most advanced heart care available

We work closely with the Congenital Heart Center at U-M Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital so that expert teams handle every part of your care plan and support you every step of the way. Our adult congenital cardiologists and congenital heart surgeons treat a wide range of congenital heart issues and the most complex cases. From managing heart rhythms and supporting pregnancies to performing valve replacements and other surgeries, we have the expertise you need.

If you were treated at Mott Children’s Hospital as a child, we’re here to help you transition smoothly to our adult congenital heart disease program when the time is right.

Your heart deserves the best. U-M Health is here to provide it with a skilled team of award-winning specialists.