DOI: 10.3390/children13081032 ISSN: 2227-9067
Evaluation and Management of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: From Age-Specific Diagnosis to Lifelong Care
Isabella Leo, Alfredo Marzano, Martina AvesaniCongenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital malformation, affecting close to 9 per 1000 live births, and progressive advances in prenatal detection, surgical palliation, and perioperative care have transformed what was once an early-lethal condition into a chronic disease with a steadily expanding population of survivors reaching adolescence and adulthood [...]