• Dental plaque microbial profiles of children from Khartoum, Sudan, with congenital heart defects 

      Mohamed Ali, Hiba; Berggreen, Ellen; Nguyen, Daniel; Ali, Raouf Wahab; Van Dyke, Thomas E.; Hasturk, Hatice; Mustafa, Manal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Few studies have focused on the bacterial species associated with the deterioration of the dental and gingival health of children with congenital heart defects (CHD). The aims of this study were (1) to examine the dental ...
    • Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Infant Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Norway 1999-2009 

      Leirgul, Elisabeth; Gildestad, Trude; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Fomina, Tatiana; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Greve, Gottfried; Vollset, Stein Emil; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Background The birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) has decreased in Canada and Europe. Recommended intake of folic acid in pregnancy is a suggestive risk-reducing factor for CHDs. We investigated the ...