Gender differences in congenital heart defects: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Congenital heart defects (CHD) represent the most frequent human birth defects, occurring in almost 1% of all live newborns. Understanding the effects of gender in the prevalence of CHD has a key role in defining personalized prevention, disease identification, prognosis definition and individualized therapeutic strategies. Recently, the attempt to achieve a holistic approach to patients with CHD cannot be separated from accounting for existing gender differences. The main aim of this narrative review is to provide an overview of gender differences in the epidemiology of CHD.

Methods

A standardized research through three electronic databases (PubMed/Scopus/Embase) was performed using a combination of keywords and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms

SUBMITTER: Pugnaloni F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560357 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature