Congenital heart disease

Problems in the structure of the heart that are present from birth.

Also called Congenital heart defects · Heart defects, congenital

Condition
In 2 atlases

Overview

Technical summary

MeSH descriptor D006330 is Heart Defects, Congenital. Its preferred concept M0009950 lists Congenital Heart Disease and Congenital Heart Defects among its entry terms, and describes abnormalities in the structure of the heart that arise in development and are present at birth, though some are first found later in life. MeSH marks the descriptor as general only, so specific defects are not recorded here. This identity states no screening, diagnostic or treatment claim.

Burden

No burden claims are published.

Claims and evidence

No claims are published for this condition yet.

Clinical links

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Claim, not a settled fact Evaluated for this: Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease (Evaluated for, seen from the other side)
Applies to Newborn
- Newborn babies. The sources set no limits of gestational age, birth weight or setting.
- Not stated in the source.
- United States programmes are described by NICHD; MedlinePlus names no country.
- Newborn period
- Gestational age Not reported
- Postnatal age Not reported
Follow-up Not applicable: general health information.
MedlinePlus includes, among the screening tests a newborn has, a skin test of the blood's oxygen level, and says its result can show whether the baby has a congenital heart defect.
Limitations. Consumer health information, not a trial or an accuracy study: it gives no sensitivity, specificity or cut-off. The MedlinePlus text does not use the name pulse oximetry or the words critical congenital heart disease; the match to this record rests on the test it describes. The 2011 strategy paper on this screening is in Pediatrics, an AAP journal, so it is identity-only in this atlas and nothing from it is recorded.

Record details

Record id: core:congenital-heart-disease
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