Morbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart defects in the third and fourth life decade.
Matthias J MüllerKambiz NoroziJonas CarolineNicole SedlakJonas BockThomas PaulSiegfried GeyerClaudia DellasPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2022)
After correction or palliation of CHD, there was remarkable ongoing morbidity and mortality in ACHD patients over the 15-year observation period, particularly in individuals with moderate and severe CHD when compared with the general population. Thus, life-long special care is required for all surgically corrected or palliated ACHD patients.