Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Population in Eastern India: A Descriptive Study.

Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Population in Eastern India: A Descriptive Study.
Indian Pediatr. 2020 Feb 15;57(2):174-175
Authors: Chatterjee S, Dutta S, Ghosh S, Das S, Bhattachary N
Abstract
This cross-sectional study assessed distribution and pattern of echocardiography confirmed congenital heart disease, among 593 pediatric patients in outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital in eastern India. Commonest defects were ventricular septal defect (43, 40.7%), atrial septal defect (241, 31.7%), and tetralogy of Fallot (125, 21%).
PMID: 32060246 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Indian Pediatrics - February 14, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Chatterjee S, Dutta S, Ghosh S, Das S, Bhattachary N Tags: Indian Pediatr Source Type: research