Individuals aged 1-64 years with documented congenital heart defects at healthcare encounters, five U.S. surveillance sites, 2011-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many individuals born with congenital heart defects (CHD) survive to adulthood. However, population estimates of CHD beyond early childhood are limited in the U.S.

Objectives

To estimate the percentage of individuals aged 1-to-64 years at five U.S. sites with CHD documented at a healthcare encounter during a three-year period and describe their characteristics.

Methods

Sites conducted population-based surveillance of CHD among 1 to 10-year-olds (three sites) and 11 to 64-year-olds (all five sites) by linking healthcare data. Eligible cases resided in the population catchment areas and had one or more healthcare encounters during the surveillance period (January 1, 2011-December 31, 2013) with a CHD-related ICD-9-CM code. Site-specific population census esti

SUBMITTER: Jill Glidewell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature