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7. Echocardiographic Evaluation Reveals the Prevalence and Patterns of Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatric Populations: Insights from a Peripheral Cardiac Center in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Saeed Ahmed1 and Asnad2

ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of this study to assess the pattern of congenital heart disease in patients who were referred for echocardiogram by pediatrician

Study Design: Prospective Observational study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Kashmir Institute of Cardiology Mirpur and  Department Biochemistry of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College, Mirpur, AJK from March 2021 to October 2022.

Methods: The study's primary objectives were to investigate the potential presence of congenital heart disease in patients referred by pediatricians, gather socio-demographic information, document echocardiographic findings, and evaluate the final outcomes of these patients, with the assistance of statistical analysis conducted through SPSS version 21.

Results: The study identified a total of 341 CHD cases out of 3,800 cases seen in our hospital, making CHD approximately 8.97% of the total cases. A breakdown of CHD subtypes revealed that ASD secundum was the most common, followed by sinus venosus ASD2, ASD primum, and sinus venosus ASD.

Conclusion: The pattern of congenital heart disease (CHD) observed in our dataset diverges from that reported in the CDC's data. It's important to note that our data was exclusively collected by adult cardiologists who have received specialized training in pediatric echocardiography

Key Words: congenital heart disease, echocardiogram pattern

Citation of article: Ahmed S, Asnad. Echocardiographic Evaluation Reveals the Prevalence and Patterns of Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatric Populations: Insights from a Peripheral Cardiac Center in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Med Forum 2023;34(12):28-30.doi:10.60110/medforum.341207.