Key result
Pediatric CHD carries a ~0.1% sudden cardiac arrest rate, comparable to the general pediatric population.
Population
11,272 children aged 2-18 years with congenital heart defects out of 943,871 live births in Norway between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Followed through 2012
Authors
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Supports comparable SCA rates in CHD children versus general population; leaves open targeted prevention trials in this cohort.
Cohort (n=11,272)
Yes
The incidence of and survival after out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest in children with congenital heart defects are comparable to reported rates in the general child population.
Jortveit et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Congenital heart defects (n=11,272). Congenital heart defects vs. General child population was evaluated on Out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. Among children aged 2-18 years with congenital heart defects, the rate of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest was 10 per 100,000 person-years (0.1%), comparable to the general child population.
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