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Incidence of congenital heart disease: I. Postnatal incidence

Hoffman, J. I. E.·1995·Pediatric Cardiology

Abstract

The incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in the Western industrialized world has varied from a low value of about 3 to 5 per 1000 live births to about 12 per 1000 live births. Most of the lower incidence figures were obtained before there were sufficiently well trained pediatric cardiologists and before the success of cardiac surgery put a premium on early and correct diagnosis of CHD. The advent of echocardiography with Doppler color flow measurements has made it possible to diagnose lesions that are asymptomatic, minor, and even without murmurs. Given these differences, there does not appear to have been a significant increase in the incidence of CHD over the last 20-30 years. The incidence of CHD in underdeveloped countries is not known, but the distribution of different lesions is fairly similar to those in developed countries except perhaps for fewer with aortic stenosis and coarctation of the aorta.

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Authors
Hoffman, J. I. E.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Hoffman, J. I. E.
Venue
Pediatric Cardiology
Published
1995
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
103-113
ISSN
  • 0172-0643 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-1971
OpenAlex
W2023315904
Cited by
786
References
90
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Pediatric Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Congenital heart defects research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
Keywords
congenital heart disease, incidence, live birth, Doppler echocardiography, cardiac surgery, developing countries, aortic stenosis, coarctation of the aorta
MeSH terms
Child, Preschool, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Incidence

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