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Article: Study results from S.W. Liu and colleagues update understanding of congenital heart disease.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- July 5, 2009
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According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "In China, and in Shandong province, the proportionate contribution of birth defects to infant mortality has increased, and congenital heart disease (CHD) is now the most common cause of birth defects. The cause of approximately 90% of cases of congenital heart disease is multifactorial."
"Little is known about modifiable environmental risk factors or regional differences. We investigated putative environmental risk factors for congenital heart disease in the Shandong province of China in order to improve prevention of CHD. We conducted a hospital-based 1:2 matched case-control study of 164 ...