Heart Defects, Congenital
"Heart Defects, Congenital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 1998 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2000 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2004 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2005 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2006 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2007 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2008 | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| 2009 | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| 2010 | 31 | 9 | 40 |
| 2011 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
| 2012 | 43 | 7 | 50 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| 2014 | 38 | 6 | 44 |
| 2015 | 41 | 6 | 47 |
| 2016 | 44 | 10 | 54 |
| 2017 | 68 | 6 | 74 |
| 2018 | 53 | 8 | 61 |
| 2019 | 52 | 10 | 62 |
| 2020 | 56 | 6 | 62 |
| 2021 | 61 | 7 | 68 |
| 2022 | 49 | 1 | 50 |
| 2023 | 58 | 3 | 61 |
| 2024 | 41 | 13 | 54 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Defects, Congenital" by people in Profiles.
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Enabling effective care, empowering discovery: Tackling the tough questions about advanced heart failure in adult congenital heart disease. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Oct; 44(10):1679-1682.
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Association between CHD and cerebral abscess: insights from a national database. Cardiol Young. 2025 Sep; 35(9):1913-1916.
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Prevalence and Predictors of Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Results From MINDS-ACHD. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Sep 02; 86(9):640-655.
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Strengthening congenital cardiac care in Vietnam: opportunities for system-level reform. Cardiol Young. 2025 Aug; 35(8):1558-1566.
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Revisiting the Effect of Udenafil on Exercise Performance in Patients With Fontan Circulation: Results of a Post Hoc Analysis of the FUEL Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Aug 19; 14(16):e041348.
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Defining diastolic dysfunction post-Fontan: Threshold, risk factors, and associations with outcomes. Am Heart J. 2025 Dec; 290:288-296.
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Congenital Conundrum: Unraveling the Puzzle of Double Outlet Right Ventricle for the Neonatologist. Neoreviews. 2025 Jul 01; 26(7):e477-e489.
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Genomic rare variant mechanisms for congenital cardiac laterality defect: A digenic model approach. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Jul 03; 112(7):1664-1680.
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Genome-Wide Association Studies of Down Syndrome Associated Congenital Heart Defects Suggests a Genetically Heterogeneous Risk for CHD in DS. Genet Epidemiol. 2025 Jun; 49(4):e70010.
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Methylprednisolone for Infant Heart Surgery: Subpopulation Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul 01; 53(7):e1470-e1480.