Developing a strategy to determine the most appropriate setting of care for patients with Congenital Heart Disease based on Belgian and Swedish Clinical Outcomes and Health Expenditures KU Leuven
Congenital heart disease (CHD) occurs in about 9 per 1,000 newborns. It comprises a wide spectrum of simple, moderate, and complex severity lesions. To date, about 95% of children born with CHD can reach adulthood. Irrespective of the treatment received in childhood, most of these patients require life-long follow-up. Since CHD comprises a spectrum of heart lesions, patients may be cared for at three levels of care: (i) care exclusively in a ...