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Table 1 Key baseline cardiovascular data

From: Outcomes of malignancy in adults with congenital heart disease: a single center experience

Characteristic

Frequency (n = 68)

Median age at most recent follow-up, yr (IQR)

53.5 (40-66)

Median age at first cancer diagnosis, yr (IQR)

43.5 (31-60)

Median follow-up since cancer diagnosis, yr (IQR)

5 (3-11)

Female sex (%)

40 (59)

ACHD Anatomic Complexity (%)

 Class I

12 (18)

 Class II

32 (47)

 Class III

24 (35)

Single ventricle circulation (%)

15 (22)

Fontan palliation (%)

12 (18)

Systemic right ventricle in biventricular circulation (%)

4 (6)

Baseline cyanosis (%)

6 (9)

Prior cardiac surgery (%)

53 (78)

Arrhythmia prior to cancer diagnosis (%)

30 (44)

 Supraventricular tachycardia

19 (28)

 Atrial fibrillation

12 (18)

 Ventricular arrhythmia

1 (2)

 Sinus node dysfunction

2 (3)

 Atrioventricular nodal block

3 (4)

Heart failure prior to cancer diagnosis (%)

17 (25)

NYHA Functional Class at baseline (%)

 Class I

53 (78)

 Class II

13 (19)

 Class III

2 (3)

Medications prior to cancer diagnosis, n = 66 (%)

 ACE-inhibitor/ angiotensin receptor blocker

16 (24)

 Beta-blocker

24 (36)

 Diuretic

16 (24)

Clinical Comorbidities

 Diabetes Mellitus

5 (7)

 Hypertension

18 (27)

 Chronic kidney disease

7 (10)

 Coronary artery disease (>  50% luminal stenosis)

6 (9)

 Smoking History

13 (19)

 Chronic liver disease

16 (24)

  1. ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme, ACHD Adult congenital heart disease, IQR Interquartile range, NYHA New York Heart Association