Abbreviations Used in Chapter 15
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CI | confidence interval |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| HD | heart disease |
| HPLHS | hypoplastic left heart syndrome |
| ICD-9 | International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision |
| MACDP | Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NH | non-Hispanic |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| RR | relative risk |
| TGA | transposition of the great arteries |
| TOF | tetralogy of Fallot |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |