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Congenital Heart Diseases, Associated Malformations, and Syndromes in Thai Children with Orofacial Clefts: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.

Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry · Sangharn K, Pisek P, Pisek A, Wangsrimongkol B, Pitiphat W, Bloch-Zupan A, Morkmued S, Wichajarn K · 2026-08-26

Researchers examined cardiac defects, malformations, and syndromes in 95 Thai children with orofacial clefts over 10 years, finding atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and ventricular septal defect were most common, often accompanying Pierre Robin sequence and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

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