Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects. Studies in animal
models and humans have indicated a genetic etiology for CHD. About 400 genes have been …

Congenital heart disease is the most frequent birth defect and the leading cause of death for
the fetus and in the first year of life. The wide phenotypic diversity of congenital heart defects …

Objective To assess the prevalence, timing of diagnosis and infant mortality of congenital
heart defects (CHD) with population-based data and using a classification that allows …

Laterality defects are also known as defects of embryonic left-right axis patterning or
malposition complexes. They include a spectrum of disorders that range in increasing …

Objective We aimed to compare the cardiopulmonary fitness of children with congenital
heart diseases (CHD) with that of age-adjusted and gender-adjusted controls. We also …

To assess the health-related quality of life (QoL) in children with congenital heart diseases
(CHD) with a validated questionnaire in comparison with control children. We prospectively …

Importance With the help of medical advances, more women with adult congenital heart
disease (ACHD) are becoming pregnant. Adverse maternal, obstetric, and neonatal events …

Objectives (1) Assess the population-level probability of prenatal diagnosis and termination
of pregnancy for fetal anomaly for four major congenital heart defects;(2) Examine, using …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Preterm birth (PTB) and congenital heart defect (CHD)
are 2 major causes of mortality and disability of perinatal origin. There are limited data on …

Objectives Large studies are needed to update risk factors of bronchiolitis hospitalization.
We performed a nationwide analysis of hospitalization rates for bronchiolitis over four …