Lesion-Specific Congenital Heart Disease Mortality Trends in Children: 1999 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of premature death in infants and children. Currently limited data are available regarding lesion specific mortality over time. Our study aimed to describe pediatric mortality trends by CHD lesion in the United States.

Methods

We conducted a 19 year analysis (1999 to 2017) of publicly available, deidentified multiple cause of death data compiled and produced by the National Center for Health Statistics. Analysis was stratified by CHD diagnosis and age using 3 age categories (infants, 1 to 4 years, and 5 to 17 years). Temporal trends of CHD mortality and the effect of contributing risk factors were analyzed by using joinpoint regression.

Results

Mortality was highest for in infants for all CHD lesions, in part

SUBMITTER: Lynn MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9645438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature