Pattern and clinical presentation of congenital heart diseases in Port-Harcourt

George, I. O.; Frank-Briggs, AI

doi:10.4314/njm.v18i2.45068

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“…Regarding the clinical presentation, 80% patients with CHD presented with respiratory distress, cough and recurrent chest infection. This correlates with Nigeria's study 21 but in contrast to study of Nepal where recurrent respiratory infections were seen in 58.8% 22…”

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confidence: 90%

Spectrum of heart disease in children under 5 years of age at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan

Mohammad

Shaikh

Memon

et al. 2014

Indian Heart Journal

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confidence: 90%

Spectrum of heart disease in children under 5 years of age at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan

Mohammad

Shaikh

Memon

et al. 2014

Indian Heart Journal

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“…Overall it was the fourth commonest congenital heart disease. The highest relative proportion was 22.0% recorded by George et al 12 in 2008 (Table 1). There is a gradually rising relative proportion of ASD among children with congenital heart disease in Nigeria (Figure 3).…”

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confidence: 81%

“…In all 16 published studies and one unpublished study (Abdulkadir et al, Ilorin, 2015) met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were eventually selected. [4][5][6]9,12,14,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] The PRISMA flowchart summarizing the data collection process is presented in Figure 1.…”

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A systematic review of trends and patterns of congenital heart disease in children in Nigeria from 1964-2015

Abdulkadir¹,

Abdulkadir²

2016

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Congenital heart diseases cause significant childhood morbidity and mortality. Several restricted studies have been conducted on the epidemiology in Nigeria. No truly nationwide data on patterns of congenital heart disease exists. Objectives: To determine the patterns of congenital heart disease in children in Nigeria and examine trends in the occurrence of individual defects across 5 decades. Method: We searched PubMed database, Google scholar, TRIP database, World Health Organisation libraries and reference lists of selected articles for studies on patterns of congenital heart disease among children in Nigeria between 1964 and 2015. Two researchers reviewed the papers independently and extracted the data. Seventeen studies were selected that included 2,953 children with congenital heart disease. Results:The commonest congenital heart diseases in Nigeria are ventricular septal defect (40.6%), patent ductus arteriosus (18.4%), atrial septal defect (11.3%) and tetralogy of Fallot (11.8%). There has been a 6% increase in the burden of VSD in every decade for the 5 decades studied and a decline in the occurrence of pulmonary stenosis. Studies conducted in Northern Nigeria demonstrated higher proportions of atrial septal defects than patent ductus arteriosus. Conclusions: Ventricular septal defects are the commonest congenital heart diseases in Nigeria with a rising burden.

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“…Clinical presentation of CHD is versatile and is agedependent, and hence, a higher index of suspicion is needed for early diagnosis and treatment [11]. In this study, the commonest presentation for CHD was the accidental discovery (35%) followed by recurrent chest infections (30.2%), cyanosis (16.7%), failure to thrive (13%), neonatal sepsis-like illness (3.3%), and finally shortness of breath (1.7%).…”

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“…In this study, the commonest presentation for CHD was the accidental discovery (35%) followed by recurrent chest infections (30.2%), cyanosis (16.7%), failure to thrive (13%), neonatal sepsis-like illness (3.3%), and finally shortness of breath (1.7%). In a study done by Otaigbe and Tabansi [3], indications for screening echocardiography were auscultation of a murmur (36%), rapid breathing (19.8%), failure to gain weight (11%), and cyanosis (9.9%), whereas in a study done by George and Frank-Briggs [11], fast breathing and inability to gain weight were the commonest presenting symptoms among CHD children.…”

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confidence: 99%

Pattern of congenital heart disease among Egyptian children: a 3-year retrospective study

Al-Fahham

Ali

2021

Egypt Heart J

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Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a multifactorial birth defect which has variable demographic characteristics among children in different geographical areas. This study aimed to detect the distribution of demographic data, perinatal risk factors, types, age, and mode of presentation of CHD among Egyptian children. Results The medical records of 1005 patients were included. They were 545 males (54%) and 462 females (46%) with a ratio of 1.2:1. Acyanotic CHD was encountered in 79.2%. Isolated ventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot were the most common acyanotic and cyanotic lesions, respectively. The majority was diagnosed within the first year of life (86.7%) and was born to young mothers (91.3%). The accidental discovery of a murmur was the most frequent presentation (35%). Heart failure was detected in 44%, audible murmurs in 74.4%, maternal illnesses in 54%, consanguinity in 44.6%, prematurity in 19.3%, assisted reproduction in 11.7%, family history of CHD in 9.2%, abortions in 7.1%, and extracardiac anomalies in 3.6% of the studied population. Down syndrome (DS) was the most commonly occurring chromosomal anomaly, and the atrioventricular septal defect was the most characteristic cardiac lesion found among them. Conclusions There is no sex predilection among Egyptian children with CHD. Most of the cases are diagnosed in early infancy. Accidental discovery of a murmur is the most common mode of presentation. A variety of predisposing risk factors are abundant in the Egyptian population. DS is the most common chromosomal anomaly linked to CHD. Establishment of a national medical birth registry containing all information about all births in Egypt is needed for adequate surveillance and monitoring of perinatal health problems and congenital birth defects so that preventive measures can be early implemented. Proper and detailed data collection should be fulfilled in the medical records of every single patient.

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Pattern and clinical presentation of congenital heart diseases in Port-Harcourt

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Spectrum of heart disease in children under 5 years of age at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan

Spectrum of heart disease in children under 5 years of age at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan

A systematic review of trends and patterns of congenital heart disease in children in Nigeria from 1964-2015

Pattern of congenital heart disease among Egyptian children: a 3-year retrospective study

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