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Congenital Heart Disease: Prevention
Author(s): Ageliki A Karatz*
Congenital heart defects are the most common congenital anomalies and occur in 0.8–1.2% of all live births with a prevalence of about 5.8 per 1000 people. They represent about 1/3 of the total of congenital anomalies and are responsible for the greatest proportion of infant mortality attributed to birth defects. Congenital heart disease is also the leading noninfectious cause of death in the first year of life. There is not much information available on noninherited modifiable factors that may have an adverse effect on the fetal heart, however there is a growing body of epidemiological literature on this topic. The proportion of cases of congenital heart disease that are potentially preventable through changes in the fetal environment is currently unknown.
