Abstract Background Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most common congenital
anomalies with an estimated prevalence of 8 in 1000 live births. CHDs occur as a result of …

Congenital heart defect (CHD) has a major influence on affected individuals as well as on
the supportive and associated environment such as the immediate family. Unfortunately …

Introduction: Advances in genetics allowed a better definition of the role of specific genetic
background in the etiology of syndromic congenital heart defects (CHDs). The identification …

Congenital heart disease is one of the most important chapters in medicine because its
incidence is increasing and nowadays it is close to 1.2%. Most congenital heart disorders …

BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect.
Despite the many advances in our understanding of cardiac development and many genes …

The recent exponential increase in the knowledge of genetics has revolutionized the
understanding of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) during the past few decades. Prior …

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) affect 1–2% of newborn children and are the leading cause
of death in infants under 1 year of age. CHDs represent the single largest class of birth …

Molecular and genetic studies around the turn of this century have revolutionized the field of
cardiac development. We now know that the primary heart tube, as seen in the early embryo …

Developmental genetics of congenital heart diseases has evolved from analysis of embryo
sections towards molecular genetics of cardiac morphogenesis with a dynamic view of …

Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are recognized as the most common type of birth
malformations. Although recent advances in pre-and neonatal diagnosis as well as in …