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. 2020 Jun 9;35(7):631–642. doi: 10.1007/s10654-020-00653-0

Table 1.

The birth prevalence and percentage of specific CHD subtypes

Specific subtypes Number of studies Event Total Birth prevalence, ‰ (95% confidence interval) Percentage, % (95% confidence interval)
Twenty-one specific subtypes of CHD
 Atrial septal defect 22 4967 3,750,686 1.314 (0.994–1.635) 27.365 (26.716–28.013)
 Patent ductus arteriosus 21 3750 3,748,546 1.294 (1.037–1.550) 20.660 (20.071–21.249)
 Ventricular septal defect 22 3,397 3,750,686 1.410 (1.176–1.645) 18.715 (18.148–19.283)
 Tetralogy of fallot 19 661 3,466,248 0.210 (0.151–0.268) 3.642 (3.369–3.914)
 Atrioventricular septal defect 14 488 3,394,004 0.146 (0.101–0.190) 2.689 (2.453–2.924)
 Tricuspid atresia or stenosis 8 322 1,917,479 0.125 (0.036–0.213) 1.774 (1.582–1.966)
 Transposition of the great arteries 14 268 2,289,051 0.133 (0.092–0.175) 1.477 (1.301–1.652)
 Pulmonary stenosis 12 159 2,325,983 0.066 (0.036–0.096) 0.876 (0.740–1.012)
 Double outlet right ventricle 8 122 2,122,417 0.059 (0.028–0.090) 0.672 (0.553–0.791)
 Endocardial cushion defect 11 74 1,779,790 0.048 (0.025–0.071) 0.408 (0.315–0.500)
 Single ventricle 12 64 1,858,797 0.034 (0.018–0.051) 0.353 (0.266–0.439)
 Truncus arteriosus 9 47 1,533,718 0.038 (0.014–0.062) 0.259 (0.185–0.333)
 Hypoplastic left heart syndrome 7 35 1,464,418 0.021 (0.007–0.035) 0.193 (0.129–0.257)
 Pulmonary atresia 7 31 1,302,023 0.028 (0.005–0.052) 0.171 (0.111–0.231)
 Aortic stenosis 5 24 1,214,226 0.016 (0.009–0.024) 0.132 (0.079–0.185)
 Coarctation of the aorta 5 19 516,806 0.035 (0.019–0.051) 0.105 (0.058–0.152)
 Dextrocardia 4 9 130,700 0.054 (0.014–0.094) 0.050 (0.017–0.082)
 Ebstein anomaly 3 8 989,085 0.007 (0.002–0.012) 0.044 (0.014–0.075)
 Mitral insufficiency/regurgitation 1 3 29,920 0.100 (0.000–0.214) 0.017 (0.000–0.035)
 Total anomalous pulmonary venous return 1 2 20,928 0.096 (0.000–0.228) 0.011 (0.000–0.026)
 Interrupted aortic arch 0 0 0
Four lesions of CHD
 Severe lesions 21 2134 3,748,546 0.762 (0.611–0.913) 11.757 (11.288–12.226)
 Mild lesions 22 12,316 3,750,686 4.581 (3.755–5.407) 67.853 (67.174–68.533)
 Cyanotic lesions 20 1719 3,509,203 0.608 (0.465–0.751) 9.471 (9.045–9.897)
 Acyanotic lesions 22 12,731 3,750,686 4.781 (3.934–5.627) 70.139 (69.474–70.805)
Total CHD 617 201,934 76,961,354 2.502 (2.397–2.607)

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