Adult Congenital Heart Disease Mortality in the United States, 1999-2017

Background: Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) comprise an increasing proportion of individuals living with CHD in the United States (US). A greater than 20% decrease in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) related mortality in the US was noted from 1999 to 2006. No recent national data are available evaluating mortality in the ACHD population. Our study aims to estimate US ACHD mortality rates by age and specific CHD lesion over the last two decades. Methods: We conducted a 19-year analysis (1999-2017) of publicly available, de-identified Multiple Cause of Death …