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Tricuspid atresia epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
Worldwide, the prevalence of tricuspid atresia is 7.8 per 100,000 persons. Tricuspid atresia is a congenital heart disease observed among infants at the time of birth. Tricuspid atresia affects males and females equally. There is no racial predilection for tricuspid atresia.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Worldwide, the prevalence of tricuspid atresia is 7.8 per 100,000 persons.[1]
Age
- Tricuspid atresia is a congenital heart disease observed among infants at the time of birth.
Gender
- Tricuspid atresia affects males and females equally.
Race
- There is no racial predilection for tricuspid atresia
References
References
- ↑ Liu, Yingjuan; Chen, Sen; Zühlke, Liesl; Black, Graeme C; Choy, Mun-kit; Li, Ningxiu; Keavney, Bernard D (2019). “Global birth prevalence of congenital heart defects 1970–2017: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 260 studies”. International Journal of Epidemiology. 48 (2): 455–463. doi:10.1093/ije/dyz009. ISSN 0300-5771.
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