Neonatal Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects

Critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) are potentially life-threatening malformations that remain a significant cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Failure to diagnose these conditions shortly after birth may result in acute cardiovascular collapse and death. The identification of CCHDs by routine newborn clinical examination is routine in many countries, but consistently misses over a third of cases, and, although antenatal ultrasound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039210483
• ISBN13: 9783039210480
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"