BACKGROUND: @entity4297 ( @entity4297 ) are the most common @entity600 and are a major cause of @entity221 and @entity204 . Recent progress in management of @entity1 with @entity4297 may have decreased @entity4297 -related mortality. METHODS: Year 2000 US @entity204 records were used to determine @entity4297 -related mortality by age, sex, and race/ethnicity in @entity1 and adults. @entity4297 -related mortality was defined as all @entity204 with any mention of @entity4297 on the @entity204 certificate. Age-, sex-, and racial/ethnic-specific population counts were obtained from the 2000 US Census and used as denominators in mortality rates. RESULTS: In 2000 there were 5441 (.23%) @entity4297 -related @entity204 and CHDs were mentioned 6121 times as the underlying or contributing cause of @entity204 . In 68.4% of @entity4297 -related @entity204 , @entity4297 was the underlying cause of @entity204 . Non-Hispanic Black males had greater risk of @entity4297 -related @entity204 than did non-Hispanic White males ( @entity4736 .25, 95% CI 1.08-1.45). Both Hispanic males and females had lower rates of @entity4297 -related @entity204 than did non-Hispanic Whites (RR .72, 95% CI .60-.85; RR .52, 95% CI .42-.65, respectively). "Unspecified @entity600 of the heart" was the most common cause of @entity204 overall; however, " @entity600 of the coronary vessels" was most often a cause of @entity204 for non-Hispanic Blacks and @entity1 aged 10-19 years. CONCLUSIONS: Racial/ethnic differences in @entity4297 -related mortality exist in the United States. Management of @entity4297 , access to adequate care, and misclassification in cause of @entity204 reporting on @entity204 records may explain the observed differences.

Racial/ethnic disparities in mortality related to @entity4297 among XXXX and adults in the United States.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'persons'] @entity4736 :: ('6240', 'Gene') :: ['RR 1'] @entity600 :: ('MESH:D000014', 'Disease') :: ['birth defect', 'malformation', 'congenital malformation'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death', 'deaths'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['childhood illness'] @entity4297 :: ('MESH:D006330', 'Disease') :: ['CHD', 'Congenital heart defects']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['children']
