Descriptive epidemiology of congenital heart disease in Northern England

Summary Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent group of congenital anomalies. There is considerable variation in the reported epidemiology of CHD, mainly attributable to methodological differences. Using register‐based data, the current study describes the epidemiology of CHD in a geographically well‐defined population of the North of England during 1985–2003. The total prevalence of CHD was 85.9 per 10 000 births and terminations...