[Adult with congenital heart disease: an overview].

The improvement of surgical procedures over the past 40 years has changed the medical history of the congenital heart defect. It is estimated that 85% of children with congenital heart disease now have the opportunity to reach adulthood and that this percentage will increase over the next two decades. This special issue of the Journal aims to offer a basic information on key topics of this field of cardiology not newer, but still rapidly evolving.