BACKGROUND: In the large and expanding population of adults with congenital heart
disease, little is known about their long-term outcome. By means of a systematic literature …

Background Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common types of birth defects.
The prevalence of CHD, mostly from retrospective studies, ranges between 2.1 and …

Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common type of birth defect, is an abnormal
cardiocirculatory structure or function present at birth, although the disease is often …

Objectives Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common cardiac malformation in the
fetal and neonatal period, represents a heterogeneous group of defects with little known …

Nowadays, most patients with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood due to
advances in pediatric cardiac surgery but often present with various comorbidities and long …

Abstract BACKGROUND In the United States and other developed nations, birth defects are
the leading cause of infant mortality. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are among the most …

BACKGROUND: Classification and analysis of congenital heart defects (CHD) in etiologic
studies is particularly challenging because of diversity of cardiac phenotypes and underlying …

Objective Determine prenatal detection rate, mortality and association with genetic
abnormalities in patients with severe CHD. Method Single center retrospective study in …

Background/Aim: The survival of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has
dramatically improved over recent decades. However, a disparity exists depending on the …

Congenital heart disease (CHD), a heterogeneous group of structural abnormalities of the
cardiovascular system, is the most frequent cause of severe birth defects. Related to …