Genetics of congenital heart defects: the NKX2-5 gene, a key player

IM Chung, G Rajakumar - Genes, 2016 - mdpi.com
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) represent the biggest fraction of morbid congenital
anomalies worldwide. Owing to their complex inheritance patterns and multifactorial …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the prevalence of congenital heart disease in children with pneumonia in tertiary care hospital: A cross-sectional study

NK Jat, DK Bhagwani, N Bhutani, U Sharma… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Pneumonia is the most common cause of death in children
under five years of age. Epidemiological factors and the disease burden differ in developing …

Congenital heart disease in India: A status report

A Saxena - Indian pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Considering a birth prevalence of congenital heart disease as 9/1000, the estimated number
of children born with congenital heart disease in India is more than 200,000 per year. Of …

Clinical profile of congenital heart diseases detected in a tertiary hospital in China: a retrospective analysis

L Song, Y Wang, H Wang, G Wang, N Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are conditions that involve structural
problems to the heart's structure existing at birth, with an incidence of approximately 8 per …

Prevalence, profile, and pattern of congenital heart disease in Central India: A prospective, observational study

RM Meshram, VS Gajimwar - Nigerian Journal of Cardiology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of congenital
heart disease (CHD) using echocardiography. Materials and Methods: Patients of 0–12-year …

[HTML][HTML] Financial Burden and financing strategies for treating the cardiovascular diseases in India

S Allarakha, J Yadav, AK Yadav - Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2022 - Elsevier
Health expenditures are a major financial burden for many people in low and middle-income
countries. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) caused almost a third of the total deaths globally …

Incidence and patterns of congenital heart disease among Jordanian infants, a cohort study from a university tertiary center

W Khasawneh, F Hakim, O Abu Ras, Y Hejazi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Data is limited about the incidence of congenital heart disease in Jordan. The
goal of this study is to determine the incidence and patterns of congenital heart diseases …

Clinical Spectrum of congenital heart defects (CHD) detected at the child health Clinic in a Tertiary Health Facility in Ghana: a retrospective analysis

NE Thomford, RP Biney, E Okai, A Anyanful… - Journal of Congenital …, 2020 - Springer
Background Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the singular most common congenital
anomalies and account for a significant fraction of childhood mortality and morbidity. CHD …

Spectrum of heart diseases in children presenting to a paediatric cardiac echocardiography clinic in the Lake Zone of Tanzania: a 7 years overview

A Zuechner, T Mhada, NG Majani, GG Sharau… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2019 - Springer
Background Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are among the most common congenital
malformations. It is estimated that the incidence of CHD is constant worldwide, but data are …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanotic congenital heart diseases among Nigerian children

BA Animasahun, AD Madise-Wobo… - … Diagnosis and Therapy, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background There are only few reports on cyanotic congenital heart diseases (CCHD)
among Nigerian and African Children. The current report aim to provide the most recent …