Risk of Dementia in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are surviving to adulthood, and CHD is associated with risk factors for dementia. We compared the risk of dementia in CHD adults to that of the general population.

Methods

In this cohort study, we used medical registries and a medical record review covering all Danish hospitals to identify adults with CHD diagnosed between 1963 and 2012. These individuals with CHD were followed from January 1, 1981, 30 years of age, or date of first CHD registration (index date for matched members of the general population cohort) until hospital diagnosis of dementia, death, emigration, or end of study (December 31, 2012). For each individual with CHD, we identified 10 members of the general population utilizing the Danish Civil Re

SUBMITTER: Bagge CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5930034 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature