Higher Mortality After Cardiac Surgery is Observed in Cohort from Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

Authors

• Mitchell C. Haverty, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, West Wing - 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
• Rittal Mehta, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, West Wing - 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
• Justus G. Reitz, Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
• Alyssia Venna, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, West Wing - 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
• Aybala Tongut, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, West Wing - 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
• Manan Desai, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, West Wing - 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
• Monika K. Goyal, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's National Hospital, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
• David Wessel, Divisions of Cardiology and Critical Care, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
• Yves d'Udekem, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, West Wing - 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
• Jennifer H. Klein, Division of Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. [email protected].

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

3-27-2026

Journal

Pediatric cardiology

DOI

10.1007/s00246-026-04237-9

Keywords

Cardiac surgery; Child opportunity index; Congenital; Outcomes; Socioeconomics

APA Citation

Haverty, Mitchell C.; Mehta, Rittal; Reitz, Justus G.; Venna, Alyssia; Tongut, Aybala; Desai, Manan; Goyal, Monika K.; Wessel, David; d'Udekem, Yves; and Klein, Jennifer H., "Higher Mortality After Cardiac Surgery is Observed in Cohort from Disadvantaged Neighborhoods" (2026). GW Authored Works. Paper 8819.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8819

Department

Pediatrics