German Registry for Cardiac Operations and Interventions in Congenital Heart Disease: Annual Report 2022.

 The annual report 2021 of the German Registry for Cardiac Operations and Interventions in CHD shows continuously good results in accordance with previous data of the registry. Compared to international registries on CHD, it can be ascertained that in Germany invasive treatment of CHD is offered on a high medical level with excellent quality. The proven fact that patients with various malformations like tetralogy of Fallot and coarctation of the aorta require repeat procedures during follow-up confirms the urgent requirement for longitudinal assessment of all patients presenting with complex lesions.