Original Contribution
Prevalence and Spectrum of Congenital Heart Disease in Children Admitted
into Tertiary Care Hospital of Kishoreganj: A Multicenter Study
1. *Dr Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Senior Consultant (Paediatrics), Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College
Hospital, Kishoreganj. nuruzzamansomc31@gmail.com
2. Dr Mohammad Solaiman Tanveer, Assistant Professor(Cardiology), Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical
College, Kishoreganj
3. Dr AKM Masudul Gani Bhuiyan, Junior consultant (Paediatrics), Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College
Hospital, Kishoreganj
4. Dr AHM Muslima Akter, Assistant professor(Paediatrics), President Abdul Hamid Medical College, Kishoreganj
5. Dr Md. Arafat Rahman Royal, Registrar(Paediatrics),Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital, Kishoreganj
*For correspondence
Abstract
Background: Birth defect is one of the important cause of morbidity and mortality in children.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect that causes significant childhood
mortality. This study was done to find out the prevalence of CHD and their type in Children
admitted into district tertiary care hospital of Kishoreganj.
Methods: This prospective cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Pediatrics of
3 medical college hospital of Kishoreganj. This study was done over a period of 1year from
January 2022 to December 2022. Children with the confirmed diagnosis of CHD with the age
ranging from 1st day of life to 12 years were analyzed considering the type of CHD.
Results: In our study prevalence of CHD was 12.56 per 1000 admitted child. In the present study
total 267 cases of CHD were found. Maximum cases of CHD were admitted between 2 month
to12month age group. Out of 267 cases 125(46.82%) were male and 142 (53.18%) were female.
The male-female ratio was 1:1.4.In the present study 75.66% (202) patient had acyanotic CHD and
24.34% (65) patient had cyanotic CHD. The commonest CHD was found VSD (28.46%) which
was followed by ASD (18.35%), Multiple acyanotic CHD (13.11%), PDA(11.24%), TOF and it
variant Pentalogy of Fallot (10.5%), Complex cyanotic CHD (6%), d-TGA (4%) and PS(3%).
Conclusion: In the present study wide ranges and significant number of CHD cases were found.
Acyanotic CHD is the commonest type of CHD. Increase number of multiple acyanotic CHDand
complex cyanotic CHD found in the present study.
[Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Med Col J 2023, Jul; 8 (2):107-114]
Keywords: Prevalence,Congenital heart disease, Echocardiography
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