Recurrence of congenital heart defects in families

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  • Nina Øyen
  • Gry Poulsen
  • Heather A Boyd
  • Jan Wohlfahrt
  • Peter K A Jensen
  • Mads Melbye
Knowledge of the familial contribution to congenital heart diseases (CHD) on an individual and population level is sparse. We estimated an individual's risk of CHD given a family history of CHD, as well as the contribution of CHD family history to the total number of CHD cases in the population.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCirculation
Volume120
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)295-301
Number of pages7
ISSN0009-7322
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Cohort Studies, Denmark, Diseases in Twins, Family, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Pregnancy, Recurrence, Registries, Risk Factors

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