Regarding knowledge issues for teens with congenital heart disease, a descriptive, cross-sectional study of adolescents with congenital heart disease found significant gaps in adolescent's knowledge of congenital heart disease and how it affected their lives. For example, less than 50% could name their heart defect, follow-up needs, medication plans, and symptoms that would indicate a worsening of their heart condition. Teens with congenital heart disease and their parents stand to benefit from increasing their knowledge specific to the issues they will encounter as they begin transitioning into adulthood.