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Travel insurance: an adult CHD patient’s perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2024

Aravind Mekala Sai Open the ORCID record for Aravind Mekala Sai [Opens in a new window] ,
Omar Mubarak ,
Lucy Hudsmith  and
Nada Al-Sakini
Aravind Mekala Sai
Affiliation:
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Cardiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Omar Mubarak
Affiliation:
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Cardiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Lucy Hudsmith
Affiliation:
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Cardiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Nada Al-Sakini*
Affiliation:
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Cardiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
*
Corresponding author: N. Al-Sakini; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Many adult CHD patients encounter difficulties in obtaining affordable travel insurance. We aimed to assess their travel habits and perspectives through a questionnaire. Our results indicate that many adult CHD patients use travel insurance but incur a premium due to their condition. There is an urgent need to provide better guidance to these patients on travel insurance options available to them.

Keywords

Adult CHDpatient awarenesstravel insurance
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 2
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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