Prevalence of congenital cardiovascular malformations varies by race and ethnicity

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-322

  Mangones, Tania ^a   Manhas, Amitoz ^c   Visintainer, Paul ^c   Hunter Grant, Cheryl ^b,c   Brumberg, Heather L ^b,c  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Maria Fareri Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital cardiovascular malformations; Ethnicity; Race

Indexed keywords

ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONGENITAL CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VALVE MALFORMATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956617820     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.054     Document Type: Article

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