Down syndrome predisposes to congenital cardiac malformations

Authors

  • Kamleshun Ramphul Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China, Telephone number: +86 21 6579 2951, E-mail: adramphul@hotmail.com
  • Stephanie G. Mejias University Iberoamericana Unibe School of Medicine, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Jyotsnav Joynauth Children's Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2019-1783

Keywords:

Down syndrome, Congenital cardiac defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Tetralogy of Fallot, Ostium Primum, Ostium Secundum, Common Truncus, Ebstein anomaly, Coarctation of the aorta, Patent Ductus Arteriosus

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Published

2019-09-09

How to Cite

Ramphul, K., Mejias, S. G., & Joynauth, J. (2019). Down syndrome predisposes to congenital cardiac malformations. EXCLI Journal, 18, 799–800. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2019-1783

Issue

Vol. 18 (2019)

Section

Letters to the editor

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