TO FIND OUT THE SPECTRUM OF CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN

Autor:	Yatendra Kumar Sahu, Sandeep Choudhary, Jai Prakash Soni, Pradeep Singh Rathore
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Heart disease business.industry medicine Disease medicine.disease business Tertiary care Developed country Disease burden Pediatric department Pediatric population
Zdroj:	International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies. 3
ISSN:	2589-8698 2589-868X
DOI:	10.32553/ijmbs.v3i5.229
Popis:	Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the pediatric population of both the developing and developed countries. Objective: To find the prevalence and pattern of CHD in a tertiary care centre of Western Rajasthan Methods: A descriptive type of study conducted during the period of January 2017 to December 2018, a total of 163842 patients sought medical help in pediatric department of Dr SN Medical college hospital. All data were analyzed by SPSS-software. Results: The prevalence of heart disease was 0.89% in our study. The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) was 0.84% and acquired heart disease was 0.05% in this study. Conclusion: Prevalence of heart disease was 0.89% among the hospital attending patients could be an underestimation of the actual disease burden in our community. Increased awareness regarding cardiac diseases reduces the mortality and morbidity associated with these ailments. Keywords: Children, congenital-heart disease, echocardiography, prevalence
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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