Aparna, K., Eva, G., Kira, K., Peter, K., Delphine, D.S., Maria, S., Johannes, N., Monica, T., & Paul, K. (2026). Existing health disparities in congenital heart disease: the path forward to achieving health equity-A scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC.. European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf052
Aparna K, Eva G, Kira K, Peter K, Delphine DS, Maria S, et al. Existing health disparities in congenital heart disease: the path forward to achieving health equity-A scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC.. European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes. 2026; doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf052
Aparna K, Eva G, Kira K, et al. Existing health disparities in congenital heart disease: the path forward to achieving health equity-A scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC.[J]. European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes. 2026. DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf052.
@article{aparna2026,
author = {Kulkarni Aparna and Goossens Eva and Kuschnerus Kira and Kramer Peter and De Smedt Delphine and Simonenko Maria and Nordmeyer Johannes and Tiberi Monica and Kantor Paul},
title = {Existing health disparities in congenital heart disease: the path forward to achieving health equity-A scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC.},
journal = {European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf052},
note = {PMID: 40561137},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Kulkarni Aparna AU - Goossens Eva AU - Kuschnerus Kira AU - Kramer Peter AU - De Smedt Delphine AU - Simonenko Maria AU - Nordmeyer Johannes AU - Tiberi Monica AU - Kantor Paul TI - Existing health disparities in congenital heart disease: the path forward to achieving health equity-A scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the ESC. T2 - European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes PY - 2026 DO - 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf052 AN - PMID:40561137 ER -
There is increasing recognition that social determinants of health affect outcomes in individuals with congenital heart disease and cause health disparities. This scientific statement from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology provides an outline of the existing disparities from a global perspective in this population. We review the current knowledge on racial and ethnic patterns and the role of deprivation status, food insecurity, built environment, financial strain, psychological health and parental distress and education and literacy in creating inequities. Finally, we provide future directions for policy, research, and clinical practice in achieving health equity in the congenital heart disease population.