Xinlin Chen, Sheng Zhao, Xiaoyan Dong, Juntao Liu, Yulin Guo, Weina Ju, Peiwen Chen, Yanduo Gao, Qian Feng, Xia Zhu, Hui Huang, Xiaojun Lu, Xiaohong Yang, Fan Yang, Chen Cheng, Xishun Luo, Longxian Cheng, Nanbert Zhong
BACKGROUND: Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defects. Assessment of the incidence, distribution, disease spectrum, and genetic deficits of fetal CHDs in China is urgently needed. METHODS: A national echocardiography screening program for fetal CHDs was implemented in 92 prenatal screening-diagnostic centers in China. FINDINGS: A total of 18,171 fetal CHD cases were identified from 2,452,249 pregnancies, resulting in 7·4/1,000 as the national incidence rate of fetal CHD...
December 19, 2023: Cell & Bioscience