Lesion-Specific Congenital Heart Disease Mortality Trends in Children: 1999 to 2017

CONCLUSIONSCHD mortality is decreasing for most lesions. Because of the heterogenicity of CHD lesions, there is expected variability in mortality trends by lesion and age group. Single ventricle lesions continue to contribute most heavily to premature death because of CHD demonstrated by significant increases in mortality rate for children aged 5 to 17 years.
Source: PEDIATRICS - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research