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Changing prevalence of severe congenital heart disease: Results from the National Register for Congenital Heart Defects in Germany

Constanze Pfitzer^1,2,3, Paul C. Helm⁴, Hannah Ferentzi^1,5, Lisa-Maria Rosenthal¹, Ulrike M. M. Bauer^4,6, Felix Berger^1,3,7, Katharina R. L. Schmitt^1,3

1 Department of Congenital Heart Disease - Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2 Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
3 DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Germany
4 National Register for Congenital Heart Defects, DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
5 Unit for Psychosomatic Medicine, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
6 Competence Network Congenital Heart Defects, Berlin, Germany
7 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Charite University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

* Corresponding Author: Constanze Pfitzer, Department of Congenital Heart Disease - Pediatric Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Email: