Changing the Odds: Survival Trends in Children With Down Syndrome and Congenital Heart Defects
Changing the Odds: Survival Trends in Children With Down Syndrome and Congenital Heart Defects https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AdobeStock_469582134-1024x683.png 1024 683 Pam Georgiana https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/May-2023.jpgAbout half of the children born with Down syndrome also have congenital heart defects (CHD). As a transplant cardiologist, Lydia K Wright, MD, wanted to learn if CHD was still the most significant mortality risk for these patients before age five. [1] “Our aim was to assess whether the survival rate of kids with Down…
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