Background Social determinants of health (SDH) can substantially impact health outcomes.
A systematic review, however, has never been conducted on associations of SDH with …

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 …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Significant disparities exist between patients of different races and with
different family incomes; less is understood regarding community-level factors on outcomes …

BACKGROUND: Low socioeconomic status (SES) has emerged as an important risk factor
for higher short-term mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with …

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

Parental stress is a universal experience for parents who have children diagnosed with CHD
and has been studied within the context of the child's illness, but not through a broader …

Background Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes for children with congenital heart
disease (CHD) coexist with disparities in educational, environmental, and economic …

Background Children with single ventricle heart disease require frequent interventions and
follow‐up. Low socioeconomic status (SES) may limit access to high‐quality care and place …

Introduction Ethnic differences in the birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs)
have been reported; however, studies of the contemporary UK population are lacking. We …