Nationwide Frequency, Sequential Trends, and Impact of Comorbid Mental Health Disorders on Hospitalizations, Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Despite the growing prevalence of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), data on trends in prevalence of mental health disorders (MHD) among patients with ACHD remain limited. The National Inpatient Sample (2007-2014) was queried to identify the frequency and trends of MHD among ACHD hospitalizations (stratification by age, sex, and race); demographics and comorbidities for ACHD cohorts, with (MHD+) vs. without MHD (MHD-); the rate and trends of all-cause in-hospital mortality, disposition, mean length of stay (LOS), and hospitalization charges among both cohorts.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 28, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rupak Desai, Krupa Patel, Hitanshu Dave, Kaushal Shah, Natalie DeWitt, Hee Kong Fong, Yash Varma, Kaksha Varma, Zeeshan Mansuri, Rajesh Sachdeva, Amber Khanna, Gautam Kumar Tags: Original Research (Clinical Research) Source Type: research