RT Book, Section A1 Artman, Michael A1 Mahony, Lynn A1 Teitel, David F. SR Print(0) ID 1140364371 T1 Epidemiology, Etiology, and Genetics of Congenital Cardiovascular Disease T2 Neonatal Cardiology, 3e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071834506 LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140364371 RD 2024/03/29 AB Knowledge of the occurrence and etiology of congenital defects is essential to improvements in diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling. Congenital cardiovascular disease refers to structural abnormalities of the heart or intrathoracic great vessels that impact the function of the cardiovascular system. This chapter summarizes current knowledge regarding epidemiology and etiology of congenital cardiovascular disease. Information regarding the etiology of inherited cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias is presented in Chapters 9 and 10, respectively.