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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 1998 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2004 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2005 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2006 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2007 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2008 | 30 | 11 | 41 |
| 2009 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 2010 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 2011 | 32 | 14 | 46 |
| 2012 | 42 | 7 | 49 |
| 2013 | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 2014 | 39 | 6 | 45 |
| 2015 | 39 | 6 | 45 |
| 2016 | 40 | 8 | 48 |
| 2017 | 64 | 6 | 70 |
| 2018 | 52 | 8 | 60 |
| 2019 | 46 | 10 | 56 |
| 2020 | 57 | 6 | 63 |
| 2021 | 61 | 7 | 68 |
| 2022 | 47 | 1 | 48 |
| 2023 | 56 | 5 | 61 |
| 2024 | 44 | 13 | 57 |
| 2025 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| 2026 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Defects, Congenital" by people in Profiles.
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Prescription Patterns of Cardiovascular Medications in the Adolescent and Adult Population With Fontan Circulation-A Report From the Multicenter Single Ventricle Outcomes Network. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Sep 15; 15(18):e049422.
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Association Between Nonsyndromic Congenital Heart Disease and Childhood Cancer in a Population-Based, Retrospective Cohort of 11?Million Children. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Sep 15; 15(18):e050164.
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Neighborhood-level socioeconomic position and mortality among children born with critical congenital heart defects. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Aug 05; 195(8):2200-2211.
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In Vitro Fertilization and VACTERL Birth Defects. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 08 03; 9(8):e2629355.
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A population-based study of the co-occurrence of hypospadias and congenital heart defects among boys conceived with in vitro fertilization?. Hum Reprod. 2026 Aug 01; 41(8):1440-1447.
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The Interplay of Interventions and Social Determinants of Health on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children With Congenital Heart Disease. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 47(5):e518-e526.
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Performance of the Occlutech? Atrial Flow Regulator Device in Patients With Either Failing Fontan Circulations or Irreversible Pulmonary Hypertension. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Oct; 108(4):1248-1255.
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Variability in neuromonitoring and neuroimaging practices for neonatal cardiac surgery: a multicentre survey. Cardiol Young. 2026 Jul; 36(7):1380-1387.
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Development and implementation of a coordinated, multicentre CHD-focused skin-to-skin-a-thon. Cardiol Young. 2026 Jul; 36(7):1446-1451.
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De novo EHMT2 variants cause an autosomal dominant EHMT2-related Kleefstra syndrome via loss of G9a methyltransferase activity. Nat Commun. 2026 07 01; 17(1).