American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 467-473.e1 , March 2009

National time trends in congenital heart defects, Denmark, 1977-2005

  • Nina Øyen, MD, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
    • Department of Public Health and Primary Healthcare, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nina Øyen, MD, DrMed, Department Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark.
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  • Gry Poulsen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Heather A. Boyd, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Jan Wohlfahrt, MSc, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Peter K.A. Jensen, MD, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Genetics, Århus University Hospital, Århus, Denmark
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  • Mads Melbye, MD, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 22 September 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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    Prevalence of congenital heart defects by birth cohort and age at diagnosis in 1,711,641 singletons born in Denmark—1977 to 2005.

    Prevalence of congenital heart defects by birth cohort and age at diagnosis in 1,711,641 singletons born in Denmark—1977 to 2005.

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    Prevalence of CHD by birth cohorts for isolated septal defects, severe defects (heterotaxia, conotruncal defects, AVSD, APVR, LVOTO, RVOTO, complex defects, associations), other specified CHDs, and un

    Prevalence of CHD by birth cohorts for isolated septal defects, severe defects (heterotaxia, conotruncal defects, AVSD, APVR, LVOTO, RVOTO, complex defects, associations), other specified CHDs, and unspecified CHDs in 1,711,641 singletons born in Denmark—1977 to 2005.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00907-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.10.017

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 467-473.e1 , March 2009