Impact for Newborn Screening for CCHD | NCBDDD
About 30% of newborns with a critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) were diagnosed more than three days after birth. This estimate varied based on the type of heart defect, ranging from about 8% for newborns with pulmonary atresia to 62% for those with coarctation of the aorta.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/features/keyfindings-screening-impact-cchd.html
- Syndication ID: 10083
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:35 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:36 PM
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Birth Defects
heart defects
newborn screening
critical congenital heart defects
heart defects in children
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