Empirical data on the changing epidemiology of congenital heart disease (CHD) are scant. We determined the prevalence, age distribution, and proportion of adults and children with severe and other forms of CHD in the general population from 1985 to 2000.
McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4. ariane.marelli@mcgill.ca