Screening tests are widely used in medicine to assess the likelihood that members of a
defined population have a particular disease. This article presents an overview of such tests …

Background Health outcomes are improved when newborn babies with critical congenital
heart defects (CCHDs) are detected before acute cardiovascular collapse. The main …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the trends in survival for infants with critical congenital heart
defects (CCHDs) and to examine the potential impact of timing of diagnosis and other …

Objective To investigate the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in China based
on a large prospective multicenter screening study. Study design A total of 122 765 …

Background Screening for critical congenital heart defects in newborn babies can aid in
early recognition, with the prospect of improved outcome. We assessed the performance of …

BACKGROUND: Although newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD)
was recommended by the US Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee …

Background Several pioneering studies have provided evidence for the introduction of
universal pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease. However, whether …

Methods An expert panel convened for a 1-day meeting in September 2018 in Washington,
District of Columbia (Table 1). Focused discussions on data and quality-improvement …

Objective Screening for critical congenital heart disease (CHD) with prenatal ultrasound or
postnatal pulse oximetry has the potential to improve outcome. To guide screening …

Importance Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) was added to the Recommended
Uniform Screening Panel for Newborns in the United States in 2011. Many states have …