Background Classification of the overall spectrum of congenital heart defects (CHD) has
always been challenging, in part because of the diversity of the cardiac phenotypes, but also …

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) survival estimates are important to understand
prognosis and evaluate health and social care needs. Few studies have reported CHD …

Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Defects (CHD): Results from a Prospective, Population-Based
Cohort Study (EPICARD) Page 1 Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Defects (CHD): Results …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the first-year survival of infants with congenital heart defects
(CHDs) and investigate the potential role of socioeconomic and demographic factors on …

Background Despite advances in pediatric health care over recent decades, it is not clear
whether survival in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is still increasing. Methods …

Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are a significant cause of death in infancy.
Although contemporary management ensures that 80% of affected children reach …

Background Critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) are associated with considerable
morbidity and mortality. This study estimated survival of children with nonsyndromic CCHDs …

Objective To evaluate perinatal outcomes and congenital heart defect (CHD) prognosis in a
non-selected population. Methods The population-based surveillance data used in this …

The constantly growing rates of survival to adulthood among individuals born with
congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of modern medicine's greatest triumphs. Over the …

With improved surgical outcomes, infants and children with congenital heart disease (CHD)
may die from other causes of death (COD) other than CHD. We sought to describe the COD …