Constanze Pfitzer1,2,3, Paul C. Helm4, Hannah Ferentzi1,5, Lisa-Maria Rosenthal1, Ulrike M. M. Bauer4,6, Felix Berger1,3,7, Katharina R. L. Schmitt1,3
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.6, pp. 787-793, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12515
Abstract Objective: To assess the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in Germany in relation to
phenotypes, severity and gender.
Design: Cross-sectional registry study.
Setting: We analyzed data from patients with CHD born between 1996 and 2015.
Patients: A total of 26 630 patients, registered with the NRCHD, were born between 1996 and
2015. 10 927 patients were excluded from the current analysis due to prior registration with the
NRCHD under the German PAN Prevalence Study, which showed a potential bias in the inclusion
of this patient population (proportion of mild cardiac lesions was comparatively high due to
improved diagnostic capability… More >
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