Congenital heart defects in children

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dec. 08, 2024

Research

Mayo Clinic researchers study and develop new treatments for children with congenital heart defects and study the genetic causes of some of them. Mayo Clinic researchers have published articles describing the long-term results of treatments for many congenital heart defects. Learn more about research in the Cardiovascular Research Center.

Publications

See a list of publications about congenital heart defects by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Congenital heart defects (CHD). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/facts.html. Accessed Feb. 28, 2021.
  2. Congenital heart defects. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects. Accessed Feb. 28, 2021.
  3. Libby P, et al., eds. Pericardial diseases. In: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Elsevier; 2022. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed March 2, 2022.
  4. Overview of congenital cardiovascular anomalies. Merck Manual Professional Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/congenital-cardiovascular-anomalies/overview-of-congenital-cardiovascular-anomalies. Accessed March 1, 2022.
  5. Tsintoni A, et al. Nutrition of neonates with congenital heart disease: Existing evidence, conflicts and concerns. Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2019; doi:10.1080/14767058.2018.1548602.
  6. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: An overview for primary care providers. Pediatrics in Review. 2019; doi:10.1542/pir.2018-0005.
  7. Otto CM, et al. 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.018.
  8. Nimmagadda, R. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. April 10, 2024.
  9. Tinker SC, et al. Use of benzodiazepine medications during pregnancy and potential risk for birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011. Birth Defects Research. 2019; doi:10.1002/bdr2.1497.
  10. Bacino CA. Birth defects: Causes. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed March 24, 2021.
  11. The impact of congenital heart defects. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects/the-impact-of-congenital-heart-defects. Accessed March 24, 2021.
  12. Pierpoint MA, et al. Genetic basis for congenital heart disease: Revisited: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2018; doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000606.
  13. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. May 4, 2021.