Abstract
Congenital heart disease is an important cause of mortality in the neonatal period. in Brazil, according to data from DATASUS from the period between 2012 and 2016, congenital heart disease is the third most common malformation in children younger than 28 days, with an estimated incidence of 1.3-1.7% and high mortality rate in this age range. They are also the third main cause of global mortality in the first 30 days of life, the main cause among congenital abnormalities. Therefore, [...]
Highlights
Congenital heart disease is an important cause of mortality in the neonatal period.[1] in Brazil, according to data from DATASUS from the period between 2012 and 2016, congenital heart disease is the third most common malformation in children younger than 28 days, with an estimated incidence of 1.3-1.7% and high mortality rate in this age range
The outcomes of congenital heart disease can be grouped into spontaneous resolution of minor lesions, such as some interatrial or interventricular communications or persistent arterial duct; conditions that require repair procedures; and those cases that only palliative procedures can be performed due to anatomical and physiological features
In the last four decades, advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques, adaptation of neonates to cardiac catheterization, in addition to improvements in postoperative follow-up have changed the natural history of congenital heart disease, as most of the patients did not reach adult life in the past.[3,6]
Summary
Congenital heart disease is an important cause of mortality in the neonatal period.[1] in Brazil, according to data from DATASUS from the period between 2012 and 2016, congenital heart disease is the third most common malformation in children younger than 28 days, with an estimated incidence of 1.3-1.7% and high mortality rate in this age range.
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