Mortality rates in adults with severe congenital heart disease: insights from the National Congenital Heart Disease Registry of Australia
Adults with severe lesions, particularly single-ventricle physiology, remain at high risk of premature mortality. Patients managed in Sydney/Melbourne had better survival, possibly reflecting the influence of long-established specialist ACHD programs, although residual confounding cannot be excluded. Urban-rural outcome parity suggests that Australia's centralised care model mitigates geographical barriers.
Authors
- Rachael Cordina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-389X)
- David S. Celermajer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7640-0439)
- Calum Nicholson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-3339)
- Geoff Strange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6800-7119)
- Jason Chami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-2800)
- David W. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7349-7554)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- The Heart Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2025.100629
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00