Heart Defects, Congenital
"Heart Defects, Congenital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life.
| Descriptor ID |
D006330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400 C14.280.400 C16.131.240.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart Defects, Congenital- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Congenital Heart Defect
- Defect, Congenital Heart
- Heart, Malformation Of
- Defects, Congenital Heart
- Heart Abnormalities
- Heart Defect, Congenital
- Abnormality, Heart
- Abnormalities, Heart
- Heart Abnormality
- Congenital Heart Defects
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Defects, Congenital" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services: An Innovative and Empowering Approach to Global Training and Equitable Care. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr 15; 14(8):e040003.
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Performance against standardization recommendations for outpatient care of common forms of congenital heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2025 Apr; 35(4):812-817.
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Simple and safe redo sternotomy technique using the ultrasonic bone scalpel for patients with an embedded calcified conduit. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 14; 2025.
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Clinical Risk Assessment and Prediction in Congenital Heart Disease Across the Lifespan: JACC Scientific Statement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 May 28; 83(21):2092-2111.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in survivors after Fontan operation: a case-control study. Eur Heart J. 2024 Apr 21; 45(16):1477-1480.
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Influence of cardiac diagnosis on outcomes of pediatric heart-lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Apr; 38(4):e15318.
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Precision in Norwood Shunt Sizing: Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Public Dataset Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 08; 118(2):459-467.
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Aortic Dilation and Risk in Patients With Conotruncal Anomalies. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 04; 117(4):723-724.
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines. JAMA. 2023 11 21; 330(19):1892-1902.
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Techniques for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2023 12; 15(4):447-455.