Background Congenital heart diseases(CHDs) account for the majority of life-threatening congenital anomalies at birth. CHDs are outcomes of developmental disorders of heart during embryogenesis. Here, we reviewed th...Background Congenital heart diseases(CHDs) account for the majority of life-threatening congenital anomalies at birth. CHDs are outcomes of developmental disorders of heart during embryogenesis. Here, we reviewed the development of cardiac progenitors, called the second heart field(SHF). And it is also the major origin of the outflow tract(OFT), right ventricle and most of the atria.展开更多
基金supported by the National Cooperation Project of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology(No.2008DFA31140/2010DFA32660)State Science and Technology Projects(No.2011BAI11B22)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81370230)
文摘Background Congenital heart diseases(CHDs) account for the majority of life-threatening congenital anomalies at birth. CHDs are outcomes of developmental disorders of heart during embryogenesis. Here, we reviewed the development of cardiac progenitors, called the second heart field(SHF). And it is also the major origin of the outflow tract(OFT), right ventricle and most of the atria.