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, 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 …

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the social conditions in which people are born,
live, and work. SDOH offers a more inclusive view of how environment, geographic location …

It is now expected that most individuals with congenital heart disease will survive to
adulthood, including those with complex heart conditions. Maintaining lifelong medical care …

The congenital heart care community faces a myriad of public health issues that act as
barriers toward optimum patient outcomes. In this article, we attempt to define advocacy and …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Neurodevelopmental evaluation of toddlers with
complex congenital heart disease is recommended but reported frequency is low. Data on …

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

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses
screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) and providing families resources for …