Causes of Death and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT: Background Little is known about the contemporary mortality experience among adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). The objectives of this study were to assess the age at death, presence of cardiovascular comorbidities, and most common causes of death among adults with CHD in a contemporary cohort within the United States. Methods and Results Patients with CHD who had a healthcare encounter between 2008 and 2013 at 1 of 5 comprehensive CHD centers in North Carolina were identified by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), code. Only patients who could be linked to a North Carolina death certificate between 2008 and 2016 and with age at death ≥20 years were included. Median age at death and underlying cause of death based on death certificate da

SUBMITTER: Goldstein SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7660712 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature