Congenital heart disease diagnosed in Guadeloupe.
An epidemiologic survey of congenital heart disease was performed in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, during the 3-year period 1988-1990. This survey, the first on congenital heart disease from the Caribbean, found an overall rate of 6.08 congenital heart disease cases per 1,000 live births, a high rate of hypoplastic left heart disease, and a rate of coarctation of the aorta similar to rates reported in developed countries.
Cerboni
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre, Gaudeloupe, French West Indies.
Robillard
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Hulsey
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Sibille
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Ngyuen
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D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014900:West Indies / Q000453:epidemiology