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Changing prevalence of severe congenital heart disease: Results from the National Register for Congenital Heart Defects in Germany.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Dec 2017
Pfitzer Constanze, Helm Paul C, Ferentzi Hannah, Rosenthal Lisa-Maria, Bauer Ulrike M M, Berger Felix, Schmitt Katharina R L
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in Germany in relation to phenotypes, severity and gender. DESIGN: Cross-sectional registry study. SETTING: We analyzed data from patients with CHD born between 1996 and 2015. PATIENTS: A total of 26 630 patients, registered with the NRCHD, were born between 1996 and 2015. 10 927 patients were excluded from the current analysis due to prior...
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