Background Estimates of long‐term survival are required to adequately assess the variety of
health and social services required by those with congenital heart disease (CHD) …

The long-term survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) continues to improve
due to advancements in cardiac surgery and perioperative care and enhancements in …

Aims Adequate risk prediction can optimize the clinical management in adult congenital
heart disease (ACHD). We aimed to update and subsequently validate a previously …

Background Congenital heart defects (CHD) are still associated with an increased morbidity
and mortality. The aim of this study was to analyze trends of mortality rates in patients with …

Background Disease severity and functional indices are widely used for risk stratification of
patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). The predictive value of these classification …

Estimates of the prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHD) have been published over
many years and from many regions. As they are based on different definitions of which …

Background Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common type of congenital
defects. Despite having much better-defined risk factors nowadays, the etiology of most …

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 …

Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) is one of the leading causes of neonatal and infant
mortality. We aimed to elucidate the epidemiology, spectrum, and outcome of neonatal …