Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Population in Eastern India: A Descriptive Study
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Date
2020-02
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Publisher
Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Abstract
This cross-sectional study assessed distribution and pattern ofechocardiography confirmed congenital heart disease, among593 pediatric patients in outpatient departments of a tertiary carehospital in eastern India. Commonest defects were ventricularseptal defect (43, 40.7%), atrial septal defect (241, 31.7%), andtetralogy of Fallot (125, 21%).
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Keywords
Birth defects, Congenital heart failure, Cyanosis.
Citation
Chatterjee Sharmila, Dutta Santanu, Ghosh Sumanta, Das Sanchita, Bhattachary Nital. Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Population in Eastern India: A Descriptive Study. Indian Pediatrics. 2020 Feb; 57(2): 174-175