Heart Institute Biobank & Registry for Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Related Disorders

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Any person ≥ 16 years-old suspected of having or diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD), other cardiovascular disease (CVD), pulmonary hypertension, connective tissue disease, or genetic syndrome/diagnosis.
• •2. Additionally, a cohort (Control group A) of control subjects will be enrolled, again ≥16 years-old, self-reported non-smokers without a known history of diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, or chronic kidney disease. These controls will be either:
• •1. A family member or other person accompanying a patient to a clinical encounter; or,
• •2. A volunteer recruited via an advertisement; or,
• •3. Another person who volunteers to enroll in HIBR-ACHD.
• •3. A cohort (Control group B) of comparison subjects who do not have CHD, but have a diagnosis of heart failure or pulmonary hypertension.