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- Title
IMPORTANCE OF 2D ECHO AS A ROUTINE SCREENING FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES IN ALL NEWBORN.
- Authors
Pulmamidi, Rajesh Khanna; Yendamuri, Ramya Madhuri
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Significant risks of death, illness, and disability arise from a delayed identification of congenital cardiac disease (CHD). Echocardiographic investigations in infants may be useful in detecting CHD earlier and with higher sensitivity than when using other screening approaches because echocardiography is frequently used to diagnose the condition. The aim of present study is to determine the importance of 2D Echo as a routine screening for congenital heart diseases in all newborn. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The present observational study was conducted at department of pediatrics among 500 newborns who visited for postnatal follow ups during the study period of one year. The newborns underwent echocardiographic screening within as a part of routine screening during their postnatal follow up. The statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 25.0 using t-test and chi square test. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant. RESULTS Out of 500 newborns examined only 10 cases of congenital heart disease during postnatal clinical examination were found showing the prevalence of CHD as 2%. Among 10 cases 3 were of atrial septal defect, 4 were ventricular septal defect, 2 were of pulmonary stenosis and 1 were of aortic regurgitation. According to Ewer classification they were diagnosed as critical CHD (1); serious CHD (2), significant CHD (2) and non significant CHD (5). CONCLUSION: The detection rate of congenital heart disease (CHD) in infants without a prenatal diagnosis or clinical indications of the condition can be increased by including echocardiography screening as part of normal postnatal follow-up care.
- Subjects
CONGENITAL heart disease; MEDICAL screening; ATRIAL septal defects; CONGENITAL hypothyroidism; NEWBORN infants; VENTRICULAR septal defects
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research), 2024, Vol 15, Issue 4, p1212
- ISSN
0975-3583
- Publication type
Article