The Canadian Registry for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Interventions

The goal of this study is to establish a rigorously developed registry to enable an impactful research agenda in adults with congenital heart disease interventions (ACHDi). The clinical and patient-reported information captured in the Registry will allow researchers to evaluate care processes and outcomes in five most common ACHDi interventions including transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects, closure of patent foramen ovale, coarctation of aorta stenting, percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation, and complex catheterization.

In 2019, we established the Canadian Research Network for ACHD Interventions (CRN-ACHDi), a national ACHD research network bringing together researchers, providers, patients, and policymakers from 4 provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec) to improve patient experiences and outcomes through i) a national registry with modern data platform; ii) a rigorously established national research priorities agenda; and iii) a strong collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment.

The C-ACHDi Registry will provide opportunities for researchers to ask clinical practice and policy-relevant research questions that are supported by high quality data. In addition, it will provide an opportunity for patients to contribute data for meaningful and high quality clinical and translational research. The C-ACHDi Registry will provide a base for conducting registry-based studies (e.g., prospective experimental, prospective and retrospective observational) in the future as well as a foundation for benchmark and quality improvement activities.