Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index

Background Prior research has focused on early outcomes after congenital heart surgery, but less is known about later risks. We aimed to determine the late causes of death among children (<21 years of age) surviving their initial congenital heart surgery. Methods and Results This is a retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Courtney McCracken, Logan G. Spector, Jeremiah S. Menk, Jessica H. Knight, Jeffrey M. Vinocur, Amanda S. Thomas, Matthew E. Oster, James D. St Louis, James H. Moller, Lazaros Kochilas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010624