Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Despite the overall improvement in life expectancy of patients living with congenital heart
disease (congenital HD), disparities in morbidity and mortality remain throughout the …

Patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease make up an
increasing proportion of the total pulmonary hypertension population who bring with them …

Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) accounts for≈ 40% of deaths in US children
with birth defects. Previous US data from 1999 to 2006 demonstrated an overall decrease in …

Importance Presenting with complicated appendicitis, which is associated with higher rates
of complications and readmissions compared with simple appendicitis, may indicate …

Background Social determinants of health (SDoH) affect congenital heart disease (CHD)
mortality across all forms and age groups. We sought to evaluate risk of mortality from …

Objective To use neighborhood-level Child Opportunity Index (COI) measures to investigate
disparities in congenital heart surgery postoperative outcomes and identify potential targets …

Background Socioeconomic and racial (SER) disparities among patients with congenital
heart disease (CHD) may limit access to high-quality care. We characterized the national …

Background Although perioperative prophylactic glucocorticoids have been used for
decades, whether they improve outcomes in infants after heart surgery with cardiopulmonary …