Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease among Children in Khorramabad (West of Iran)

Nezami, Alireza and Heidari, Ghobad and Tarhani, Fariba and Kariminia, Masoumeh (2020) Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease among Children in Khorramabad (West of Iran). Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets.

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Abstract

Aims: Congenital heart disease is among the most common congenital anomalies in pediatrics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of congenital heart disease in children in Khorramabad, Iran. Methods: This is a descriptive-cross sectional study where all the children admitted to Shahid Madani Hospital who were diagnosed with congenital heart disease by echocardiography were enrolled. Patient information was collected by means of a questionnaire. Of 1600 children who underwent cardiac counseling, 9.75% presented congenital heart disease. These were most prevalent among the children of 0-28 days of the age (14.7%) and least in children aged 1 month-1year. According to this study, atrial (20.3%) and ventricular septal defect (10.5%) were the most common heart defects, respectively. Among signs and symptoms of cardiac disease, 49.1% of children had cyanosis, 89.7% with increased CT (cardiothoracic)-ratio, and 82.7% of had heart murmur. Congenital heart disease was more prevalent in male infants (58%) and 6.6% patients had heart failure and 1.4% had other congenital conditions, such as Down syndrome. Results: According to our findings, atrial and ventricular septal defects are the most common congenital heart anomalies, respectively, in pediatric patients in Khorramabad. Keywords: Congenital Disease; anomalies; echocardiography.; genetics; heart septal defects; pediatrics.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: samira sepahvandy
Date Deposited: 09 Jan 2021 04:57
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2021 04:57
URI: http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/2559

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