THE IMPORTANCE OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF RISK FACTORS IN CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
Abstract:
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are an important cause of infant mortality, which is why epidemiological studies can help monitoring the health of newborn babies, which are both a paediatric cardiology and a public health priority. Epidemiological evaluation of risk factors and of their influence on the development of CHD must be conducted before birth by means of prenatal prevention programmes, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy, and also by means of screening programmes. Epidemiological studies concerning the effects of risk factors are very important because the life expectancy of children suffering from CHD has increased and also because of the huge impact that this disease has on the lives of the children and of their families.
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