Estimates of Life Expectancy by Adolescents and Young Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Graham J. Reid, PhD*, , , ,||,¶,*,
Gary D. Webb, MD ,||,#,
Mor Barzel, MA*,
Brian W. McCrindle, MD**, ,
M. Jane Irvine, PhD ,||, and
Samuel C. Siu, MD ,||,¶
* Department of Psychology
Department of Family Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Department of Public Health Science
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|| University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
¶ Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
# Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
** Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Figure 1 Frequency of self-rated life expectancy for patients with complex (blue bars) or moderate (red bars) congenital heart disease and a comparison sample of university undergraduates (green bars).
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