The worldwide population of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) has grown
steadily over the last few decades, estimated at approximately 1.4 million people in 2010 …

Background Administrative data sets utilize billing codes for research and quality
assessment. Previous data suggest that such codes can accurately identify adults with …

Background This study assessed trends in heart failure (HF) hospitalizations and health
resource use in patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Methods and Results …

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database is the largest
congenital and pediatric cardiac surgical clinical data registry in the world. It is the platform …

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are structural malformations found at birth with a prevalence
of 1%. The clinical trajectory of CHD is highly variable and thus in need of robust diagnostics …

Aims Heart failure (HF) is characterized by an overactivation of β-adrenergic signalling that
directly contributes to impairment of myocardial function. Moreover, β-adrenergic …

Background As the cardiac community strives to improve outcomes, accurate methods of risk
stratification are imperative. Since adoption of International Classification of Disease-10th …

Congenital heart disease (CHD), which is present in around 1.0%(1 in 110) of all live births
in the United States, is the most common birth defect. 1–5 Defined generally as …

Built on the foundation of the randomized controlled trial (RCT), Evidence Based Medicine
(EBM) is at its best when optimizing outcomes for homogeneous cohorts of patients like …

Background Improved treatment of congenital heart defects (CHDs) has increased survival
of persons with CHDs; however, no US population‐based systems exist to assess …