Continuous advances in pediatric cardiology, surgery, and critical care have significantly
improved survival rates for children and adults with congenital heart disease. Paradoxically …

Background As patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are living longer,
understanding the comorbidities they develop as they age is increasingly important …

Little is known about the relation between socioeconomic factors and health outcomes in
adults and adolescents with congenital heart defects (CHD). Population-level data from the …

Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Surveillance of Congenital
Heart Defects Across the Lifespan project uses large clinical and administrative databases …

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

Congenital heart defects (CHD) represent a growing burden of illness among adults. We
estimated the lifetime health, education, labor, and social outcomes of adults with CHD in …

Background The type and location of hospitals where patients with congenital heart disease
(CHD) undergo noncardiac procedures have not been investigated. This study aimed to …

ABSTRACT Background International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes utilized for
congenital heart defect (CHD) case identification in datasets have substantial false‐positive …

Background We sought to characterize health care usage for adolescents with congenital
heart defects (CHDs) using population‐based multisite surveillance data. Methods and …

Background The objective was to describe the design of a population-level electronic health
record (EHR) and insurance claims-based surveillance system of adolescents and adults …