Analysis of the dynamics of congenital heart defects in newborns in the territory of the Novosibirsk region for 2015-2019

Abstract

Congenital malformations of the cardiovascular system (СHD) rank first among the causes leading to infant and child mortality, as well as disability. It was revealed that in the structure of congenital malformations in Novosibirsk region, 37.3% are CHD. The average term for prenatally detecting CHD was 23.9 ± 2.3 weeks of gestation. There was an increase of ventricular septal defects by 118%, transposition of great vessels by 61%, and atrial septal defects by 37% during the observation period. In the structure of infant mortality, CHD accounted for 35.12%.