Table 2

Mortality

Cause of deathN (%)
Cardiac
 Congenital heart disease67 (38.1)
 Valve disease, heart failure and other cardiac19 (10.8)
 Endocarditis11 (6.3)
 Myocardial infarction/ischaemic heart disease and stroke9 (5.1)
Non-cardiac
 Cancer35 (19.9)
 Lung, GI/liver, endocrine, neurological and other non-cardiac disease16 (9.1)
 Syndromes and other congenital diseases (non-cardiac)7 (4.0)
 Infection3 (1.7)
 Suicide, violence3 (1.7)
Unknown6 (3.4)
Total176 (100)
  • Causes of death divided into cardiac and non-cardiac causes.

  • GI, gastrointestinal.