Objectives: To describe the incidence of congenital heart disease before and after the establishment of a telemedicine screening program, in a reference center from Northeast Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective and comparative study based on the institutional data from a reference center in perinatology for a period of 16 years. Institutional data were collected from a 16-year period (2001-15). Data were divided into two periods: prior to (2001-11) and after (2012-15) the establishment of a telemedicine screening program. Results: After the implementation of the screening process, almost all kinds of heart disease showed a significant increase in their incidence (p < 0.05). With this, the incidence of major heart diseases approached those specified in developed regions. Conclusion: The implementation of a screening process model for congenital heart diseases can change the context of patients with congenital heart diseases in poor regions.
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Chinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
Liu, Shiwei
Liu, Junxiu
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Liu, Junxiu
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Chinese Acad Prevent Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
Tang, Ji
Ji, Jiafen
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Weifang Med Univ Affiliated Hosp, Pediat Unit, Weifang, Shandong, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
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Liu, Changyun
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Chinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
Liu, Shiwei
Liu, Junxiu
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Liu, Junxiu
Tang, Ji
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Chinese Acad Prevent Med, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
Tang, Ji
Ji, Jiafen
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Weifang Med Univ Affiliated Hosp, Pediat Unit, Weifang, Shandong, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
Ji, Jiafen
Chen, Jingwu
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Weifang Med Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Hlth Stat, Weifang, Shandong, Peoples R ChinaChinese Acad Med Sci, Sch Basic Med, Dept Epidemiol, Peking Union Med Coll,Inst Basic Med Sci, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
Chen, Jingwu
Liu, Changyun
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