Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999-2020).
Muchi Ditah ChobufoShafaqat AliAmro TahaSanchit DuhanNeel PatelKarthik GonuguntlaDipesh LudhwaniHarshith ThyagaturuBijeta KeishamAyesha ShaikAnas AlharbiYasar SattarMamas A MamasUtkarsh KohliSudarshan BallaPublished in: Birth defects research (2024)
Our study showed a significant decrease in CHD-related mortality rate in infants and age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) between 1999 and 2020. However, sex-based, racial/ethnic disparities were noted, with female, Black, and Hispanic patients showing a lesser decline than male, White, and non-Hispanic patients.