Congenital heart disease beyond the age of 60: emergence of a new population with high resource utilization, high morbidity, and high mortality

The population of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is growing and ageing. Limited information about the diagnostic spectrum of this emerging population, its resource utilization at tertiary ACHD centres, and especially about prognostic parameters is available.Retrospective cohort study on all ACHD patients ≥60 years of age under active follow-up. All-cause mortality was the primary outcome measure. Out of a total population of 7315...