In the last 40 years, with a better understanding of cardiac defects, and with the improved results of cardiac surgery, the life expectancy of persons with Down syndrome has significantly increased. This review article reports on advances in knowledge of cardiac defects and cardiovascular system of persons with trisomy 21.

Cardiovascular disease in Down syndrome / Versacci, Paolo; Di Carlo, Duccio; Digilio, Maria C; Marino, Bruno. - In: CURRENT OPINION IN PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1040-8703. - 30:5(2018), pp. 616-622. [10.1097/MOP.0000000000000661]

Cardiovascular disease in Down syndrome

Versacci, Paolo
;
Marino, Bruno
2018

Abstract

In the last 40 years, with a better understanding of cardiac defects, and with the improved results of cardiac surgery, the life expectancy of persons with Down syndrome has significantly increased. This review article reports on advances in knowledge of cardiac defects and cardiovascular system of persons with trisomy 21.
2018
cardiac surgery in Down syndrome; cardiovascular characteristics in Down syndrome; Down syndrome; epidemiology of Down syndrome; genetics of cardiac defects
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Cardiovascular disease in Down syndrome / Versacci, Paolo; Di Carlo, Duccio; Digilio, Maria C; Marino, Bruno. - In: CURRENT OPINION IN PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1040-8703. - 30:5(2018), pp. 616-622. [10.1097/MOP.0000000000000661]
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