Industrial Pollution and Congenital Heart Anomalies in the Valencia Region, Spain

2014

Background Congenital heart anomalies (CHA) are the most common type of birth defects, accounting for nearly one third of major congenital anomalies diagnosed prenatally or in infancy in Europe. In the majority of cases, the etiology is unknown, but an interaction of genetic and environmental factors such as industrial pollution may play a role in CHA development. The aim is to identify the relationship between CHA and the industrial pollution in the municipalities of …