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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is defined as abnormal development of heart structures during intrafetal life, resulting in more or less complex malformations of the heart and great vessels. Many patients benefit by surgical intervention or percutaneous interventional radiological procedures to correct the anatomical anomalies. These interventions have become more and more successful, allowing for longer life spans for patients with CHD, and thus enabling most of them to reach adulthood.
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Paul, JF. (2005). Multislice CT of the Heart and Great Vessels in Congenital Heart Disease Patients. In: Schoepf, U.J. (eds) CT of the Heart. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-818-8:161
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