Lifetime risk of comorbidity in patients with simple congenital heart disease: a Danish nationwide study.
Mohamad El-ChouliAlessandra MeddisDaniel Mølager ChristensenThomas Alexander GerdsThomas S G SehestedMorten MalmborgMatthew D PhelpsCasper N BangOle AhlehoffChristian Torp-PedersenCaroline Sindet-PedersenJakob RaunsøLars IdornGunnar Hilmar GislasonPublished in: European heart journal (2022)
Patients with simple CHD had increased lifetime risks of all comorbidities compared with matched controls, except for neoplasms and chronic kidney disease. These findings highlight the need for increased attention towards early management of comorbidity risk factors.