Impact of Down Syndrome on Survival Among Patients With Congenital Heart Disease.

Stella Engsner Kok Wai Giang Mikael DellborgMaria FedchenkoPeter Eriksson Zacharias Mandalenakis

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)

In this retrospective cohort study, the mortality risk among patients with CHD-DS was 25 times higher compared with matched controls and 2 times higher compared with patients with CHD without DS. Survival was higher in patients with CHD-DS born after versus before 1990, coinciding with the modern era of congenital heart care.

Keyphrases

congenital heart disease
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
low birth weight
pain management
preterm infants