Open AccessPublic Health Science Agenda for Congenital Heart Defects: Report From a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Experts Meeting
Author(s) -
Oster Matthew E.,
RiehleColarusso Tiffany,
Simeone Regina M.,
Gurvitz Michelle,
Kaltman Jonathan R.,
McConnell Michael,
Rosenthal Geoffrey L.,
Honein Margaret A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000256
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , disease control , heart disease , disease , family medicine , environmental health , pathology
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defect, affecting ≈1% of births per year.[1][1] Although survival has been improving over time, there remain numerous gaps in the understanding of the public health impact of CHDs across the lifespan. Recognizing that there was “a