Open AccessRisk factors predisposing to congenital heart defects
Author(s) -
Faheem Ul Haq,
Fatima Jalil,
Saman K. Hashmi,
Maliha Jumani,
Aamer Imdad,
Mehnaz Jabeen,
Javad Tauseef Hashmi,
Furqan B. Irfan,
Muhammad Imran,
Mehnaz Atiq
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.84641
Subject(s) - consanguinity , medicine , pediatrics , odds ratio , risk factor , family history , etiology , pregnancy , heart disease , low birth weight , birth weight , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with multiple risk factors, consanguinity may be one such significant factor. The role of consanguinity in the etiology of CHD is supported by inbreeding studies, which demonstrate an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance of some congenital heart defects. This study was done to find out the risk factors for CHD.