Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: Congenital heart disease in children are a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity. It is important to detect and manage these disorders timely as they are preventable. The objective of this study was to find out proportion of congenital heart disease in children in paediatric...
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Introduction: Congenital heart disease in children are a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity. It is important to detect and manage these disorders timely as they are preventable. The objective of this study was to find out proportion of congenital heart disease in children in paediatric department in a tertiary hospital.
Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in the Department of Paediatric at Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital where all children (0-18 years) suspected to have congenital heart disease who underwent echocardiography were studied over a period of 1 year (2020-2021). The presence or absence of congenital heart disease were confirmed by echocardiography performed by paediatric cardiologist. The socioeconomic variables,clinical features and echocardiography findings were noted.
Results: Out of total 249 patients,the proportion of patients diagnosed to have cardiac disorders was 73 with male predominance of 165 (66.26%). The most common age group was found to be neonates 111 (44%).The notable clinical features were murmur 47 (18.87%), tachypnoea 27 (10.84%) ,tachycardia 27 (10.84%) and cyanosis 9 (3.61%), clubbing 2 (0.80%), oedema 1 (0.40%), hypertension 9 (3.65%), murmur 47 (18.87%).Out of the total, there were 49 (19.67%) cases of acyanotic congenital heart disease, and 27 (10.84%) cases of cyanotic congenital heart disease.
Conclusions: Our study focuses on early recognition of cardiac diseases which is crucial for preventing morbidity and mortality.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b45e873c890419a9d1e7adc6ac4b89a2024-09-23T18:38:35ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2024-03-016227210.31729/jnma.8557Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional StudyRomila ChimoriyaRitesh Chimoriya0Mandira Shrestha1Sabina Shrestha2Kailash Shah3Lopsang Lama4Kritika Rana5School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia Department of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, NepalTranslational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia Introduction: Congenital heart disease in children are a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity. It is important to detect and manage these disorders timely as they are preventable. The objective of this study was to find out proportion of congenital heart disease in children in paediatric department in a tertiary hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in the Department of Paediatric at Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital where all children (0-18 years) suspected to have congenital heart disease who underwent echocardiography were studied over a period of 1 year (2020-2021). The presence or absence of congenital heart disease were confirmed by echocardiography performed by paediatric cardiologist. The socioeconomic variables,clinical features and echocardiography findings were noted. Results: Out of total 249 patients,the proportion of patients diagnosed to have cardiac disorders was 73 with male predominance of 165 (66.26%). The most common age group was found to be neonates 111 (44%).The notable clinical features were murmur 47 (18.87%), tachypnoea 27 (10.84%) ,tachycardia 27 (10.84%) and cyanosis 9 (3.61%), clubbing 2 (0.80%), oedema 1 (0.40%), hypertension 9 (3.65%), murmur 47 (18.87%).Out of the total, there were 49 (19.67%) cases of acyanotic congenital heart disease, and 27 (10.84%) cases of cyanotic congenital heart disease. Conclusions: Our study focuses on early recognition of cardiac diseases which is crucial for preventing morbidity and mortality. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8557congenital heart disease; cross-sectional study; echocardiography; pediatrics. |
| spellingShingle | Romila Chimoriya Ritesh Chimoriya Mandira Shrestha Sabina Shrestha Kailash Shah Lopsang Lama Kritika Rana Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Journal of Nepal Medical Association congenital heart disease; cross-sectional study; echocardiography; pediatrics. |
| title | Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Congenital Heart Disease among Children Undergoing Echocardiography in the Department of Paediatrics of Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | congenital heart disease among children undergoing echocardiography in the department of paediatrics of tertiary care centre a descriptive cross sectional study |
| topic | congenital heart disease; cross-sectional study; echocardiography; pediatrics. |
| url | https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8557 |
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