Congenital heart disease (CHD) has become the most com-mon birth defect in China. According to the 'Report on the Prevention and Control of Birth Defects in China (2012)' [ 1 ], in 2011, the prevalence of CHD ...Congenital heart disease (CHD) has become the most com-mon birth defect in China. According to the 'Report on the Prevention and Control of Birth Defects in China (2012)' [ 1 ], in 2011, the prevalence of CHD was 4.095 of every 1000 live births, which accounted for the first place in all birth defects in recent years. Because of the large population base in China, the number of new cases of CHD per year is huge. It is estimated that more than 130 thousand patients with CHD will be added per year in China. According to another study reported in 2014, CHD was present in 8.94 of every 1000 live births in China, among which, the incidence of critical CHD (CCHD), causing death or requiring invasive intervention during the first month of life, was 2.91‰ [ 2 ].展开更多
文摘Congenital heart disease (CHD) has become the most com-mon birth defect in China. According to the 'Report on the Prevention and Control of Birth Defects in China (2012)' [ 1 ], in 2011, the prevalence of CHD was 4.095 of every 1000 live births, which accounted for the first place in all birth defects in recent years. Because of the large population base in China, the number of new cases of CHD per year is huge. It is estimated that more than 130 thousand patients with CHD will be added per year in China. According to another study reported in 2014, CHD was present in 8.94 of every 1000 live births in China, among which, the incidence of critical CHD (CCHD), causing death or requiring invasive intervention during the first month of life, was 2.91‰ [ 2 ].
