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

Authors

  • Dr. Yatendra Kumar Sahu Junior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S N Medical College, Jodhpur.
  • Dr. J. P. Soni Sr. Prof. & Unit Head, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S N Medical College, Jodhpur.
  • Dr. Pradeep Singh Rathore Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S N Medical College, Jodhpur.
  • Dr. Sandeep Choudhary Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S N Medical College, Jodhpur.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v3i5.229

Keywords:

Children, congenital-heart disease, echocardiography, prevalence

Abstract

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

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Published

2019-05-03

How to Cite

Sahu, D. Y. K., Soni, D. J. P., Rathore, D. P. S., & Choudhary, D. S. (2019). TO FIND OUT THE SPECTRUM OF CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 3(5), 01–05. https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v3i5.229

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 5 (2019)

Section

Research Articles