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Mortality from Congenital Heart Disease in Mexico: A Problem on the Rise
Journal
PLOS ONE
ISSN
1932-6203
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Torres-Cosme, José Luis
Rolón-Porras, Constanza
Aguinaga-Ríos, Mónica
Acosta-Granado, Pedro Manuel
Reyes-Muñoz, Enrique
Murguía-Peniche, Teresa
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
Background and objectives: Temporal trends in mortality from congenital heart disease (CHD) vary among regions. It is therefore necessary to study this problem in each country. In Mexico, congenital anomalies were responsible for 24% of infant mortality in 2013 and CHD represented 55% of total deaths from congenital anomalies among children under 1 year of age. The objectives of this study were to analyze the trends in infant mortality from CHD in Mexico (1998 to 2013), its specific causes, age at death and associated socio-demographic factors.
Methods: Population-based study which calculated the compounded annual growth rate of death rom CHD between 1998 and 2013. Specific causes, age at which death from CHD occurred and risk factors associated with mortality were analyzed for the year 2013.
Methods: Population-based study which calculated the compounded annual growth rate of death rom CHD between 1998 and 2013. Specific causes, age at which death from CHD occurred and risk factors associated with mortality were analyzed for the year 2013.