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Congenital heart disease diagnosed in Guadeloupe
P Cerboni1, P Y Robillard, T C Hulsey
1Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Pointe-à-Pitre, Gaudeloupe, French West Indies.
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
An epidemiologic survey of congenital heart disease was performed in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, during the 3-year period 1988-1990. This survey, the first on congenital heart disease from the Caribbean, found an overall rate of 6.08 congenital heart disease cases per 1,000 live births, a high rate of hypoplastic left heart disease, and a rate of coarctation of the aorta similar to rates reported in developed countries.
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Age FactorsAmericasCaribbeanClinical ResearchCongenital AbnormalitiesDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEpidemiologic MethodsEuropeFranceGuadeloupeHeart DiseasesInfantMediterranean CountriesNeonatal Diseases And AbnormalitiesNorth AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsResearch MethodologyResearch ReportWestern EuropeYouth