Guidelines for the management of common congenital heart diseases in India: A consensus statement on indications and timing of intervention

Publication date: Available online 12 August 2019Source: Indian Heart JournalAuthor(s): Anita Saxena, Jay Relan, Ravi Agarwal, Neeraj Awasthy, Sushil Azad, Manisha Chakrabarty, Kulbhushan S. Dagar, Velayoudam Devagourou, Baiju S. Dharan, Saurabh K. Gupta, Krishna S. Iyer, M. Jayranganath, Raja Joshi, B.R.J. Kannan, Ashish Katewa, Vikas Kohli, Shyam S. Kothari, K.M. Krishnamoorthy, Snehal Kulkarni, Rohit Manoj KumarAbstractIntroductionA number of guidelines are available for management of congenital heart diseases from infancy to adult life. However, these guidelines are for patients living in high-income countries. Separate guidelines, applicable to Indian children, are required when recommending an intervention for congenital heart diseases, as often these patients present late in the course of the disease and may have co-existing morbidities and malnutrition.ProcessGuidelines emerged following expert deliberations at the National Consensus Meeting on Management of Congenital Heart Diseases in India, held on the 10th and 11th of August, 2018 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to frame evidence-based guidelines for (i) indications and optimal timing of intervention in common congenital heart diseases and (ii) follow-up protocols for patients who have undergone cardiac surgery/catheter interventions for congenital heart diseases.RecommendationsEvidence-based recommendations are provided for indications and timing of intervention...
Source: Indian Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research