Spectrum of congenital heart diseases in Basra : an echocardiogrphy study
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Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 27, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.15-18, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
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Abstract EN
This is a retrospective study that was set out to describe the spectrum of congenital heart disease using echocardiography in two main centers in Basra over a period of 24 months from June (2006-2008).
Children with the diagnosis of congenital heart disease were selected; information obtained from their records included age, gender, clinical diagnosis and chocardiography finding.
Five hundred seventy patients had congenital heart disease making 40% of 1414 examined children.
There were 309 (54%) males and 261 (46%) females (ratio 1.2 : 1) ; their ages ranged from 3 days to 19 years.
Two hundred forty four (42.8%) children referred for echocardiography before the age of one year and two hundred one (35.2%) were 1-4 years of age.
Ventricular septal defect was the most common congenital heart disease present in 247 patients (43.3%), of these (81.8%) were membranous in type, 41(16.6%) were muscular, and 4(1.6%) were supracristal type.
The second commonest congenital heart disease diagnosed by echocardiography was tetralogy of Fallot in 72 (12.6%) of examined children.
Sixty eight (11.9%) had atrial septal defects, out of which 55 (80.9%) were of secundum type, 7 (10.3%) were primum, 5 (7.4%) had sinus venosus defect and only one case with coronary sinus defect.
Distribution of specific lesions and sex distribution were similar to findings from other parts of the world ; However, the overall detection rate at 1 year of age was lower, with increasing availability of echocardiography facilities more cases of congenital heart defects are likely to be identified early.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kazim, Jawad& Isa, Sawsan. 2009. Spectrum of congenital heart diseases in Basra : an echocardiogrphy study. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.15-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-113760
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kazim, Jawad& Isa, Sawsan. Spectrum of congenital heart diseases in Basra : an echocardiogrphy study. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 27, no. 1 (2009), pp.15-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-113760
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kazim, Jawad& Isa, Sawsan. Spectrum of congenital heart diseases in Basra : an echocardiogrphy study. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2009. Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.15-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-113760
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 18
Record ID
BIM-113760