Study of prevalence of congenital heart diseases in children in a rural tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 12
Abstract
Background: Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) are relatively common with a prevalence ranging from 3.7 to 17.5 per 1000 live births. Objective: To study the prevalence, age wise distribution and clinical spectrum of CHD in children from (0-15 years). Material & Methods: This hospital based study was conducted on 26,239 patients aged (0-15 years) in the Department of Paediatrics, Akash Hospital attached to Akash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Devanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India from October 2013 to October 2016. Clinical Diagnosis, 2D Echocardiography and Color Doppler were considered for diagnosis of CHD. Results: Pattern of CHD in this study was Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)-50 cases. Atrial Septal Defect(ASD)-48%, Ventricular Septal Defect(VSD)-16%, Patent Foramen Ovale(PFO)-12%, Patent Ductus Arteriosus(PDA)-8%, VSD+ASD-8%, Dextrocardia+Biscupid Aortic Valve+ Aortic Regurgitation-2%, Partial Anamolus Pulmonary Venous Connection(PAPVC)-2%, Pulmonary Stenosis(PS)-2%, PDA+ASD+Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension(PAH)-2%, of total cases. No case of cyanotic congenital heart diseases (CCHD) was found during the study period. Conclusion: Prevalence of CHD was 1.9 per 1000 patients, Acyanotic CHD was the common heart disease found in the study. ASD was the most commonest lesion (48%), followed by VSD (16%), PFO(12%), PDA(8%).
Authors and Affiliations
Kiran B, Chintan S, Chandramohan Reddy, Savitha S, Supriya S Medhar, Keerthana TN
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