Impact of preterm birth on infant mortality for newborns with congenital heart defects: The EPICARD population-based cohort study

• Main Authors: Enora Laas (Author), Nathalie Lelong (Author), Pierre-Yves Ancel (Author), Damien Bonnet (Author), Lucile Houyel (Author), Jean-François Magny (Author), Thibaut Andrieu (Author), François Goffinet (Author), Babak Khoshnood (Author), on behalf of the EPICARD study group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Congenital heart defects (CHD) and preterm birth (PTB) are major causes of infant mortality. However, limited data exist on risk of mortality associated with PTB for newborns with CHD. Our objective was to assess impact of PTB on risk of infant mortality for newborns with CHD, wh...