Global birth prevalence of congenital heart defects 1970–2017: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 260 studies | Zendy

Yingjuan Liu | Zendy; Sen Chen | Zendy; Liesl Zühlke | Zendy; Graeme Black | Zendy; MunKit Choy | Zendy; Ningxiu Li | Zendy; Bernard Keavney | Zendy

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Global birth prevalence of congenital heart defects 1970–2017: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 260 studies

Author(s) -

Yingjuan Liu,

Sen Chen,

Liesl Zühlke,

Graeme Black,

MunKit Choy,

Ningxiu Li,

Bernard Keavney

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyz009

Subject(s) - meta analysis , medicine , pediatrics

Globally, access to healthcare and diagnostic technologies are known to substantially impact the reported birth prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD). Previous studies have shown marked heterogeneity between different regions, with a suggestion that CHD prevalence is rising globally, but the degree to which this reflects differences due to environmental or genetic risk factors, as opposed to improved detection, is uncertain. We performed an updated systematic review to address these issues.

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