Retrospect and progress of diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease in the past 70 years in China
Liu Yinglong
Su Junwu
Abstract：China is a populous country and one of the countries with high incidence of congenital heart disease(CHD).Every year more than 300 000 children with CHD are born,which is the first birth defect,and about 80％ of them require surgery.CHD is one of the leading causes of death in children under 5 years old.Since the founding of the People's Republic of China,great progress has been made in diagnosis and treatment of CHD and the curative effect has been steadily improved in the past 70 years.With the support by the government's health insurance policy,major illness co-ordination,state aid programs and charitable organizations,large numbers of CHD children receive seasonable treatments.The development of three-level prevention and treatment measures promotes early detection and reasonable treatment of CHD and improves the quality of new-bern population in China.Through the efforts of several generations from various clinical centers,the diagnosis and treatment of CHD is moving toward the forefront of the world.
Keywords：Congenital heart diseaseCongenital heart disease screeningCongenital heart disease diagnosis and treatmentReview in the past 70 years
Publication Date：2019-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1281-1284 )