Recurrence of Congenital Heart Defects in Families
Author(s) -
Nina Øyen,
Gry Poulsen,
Heather A. Boyd,
Jan Wohlfahrt,
Peter K.A. Jensen,
Mads Melbye
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.857987
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , danish , atrioventricular septal defect , population , family history , cohort , ventricular outflow tract , cardiology , relative risk , cohort study , pediatrics , heart disease , philosophy , linguistics , environmental health
Knowledge of the familial contribution to congenital heart diseases (CHD) on an individual and population level is sparse. We estimated an individual's risk of CHD given a family history of CHD, as well as the contribution of CHD family history to the total number of CHD cases in the population.
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