1.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-45867
ABSTRACT
The present status of congenital heart disease (CHD) from the persepective of the children's health in Nepal is not yeat available. Cross-sectional analysis of all children with heart disease attending Kanti Children Hospital was performed. VSD, ASD, obstructive valvular lesions and cyanotic heart diseases were the most common CHDs. Present data indicate the need for increased levels of cardiac care in children, correctional surgeries, monitoring of the patients and awareness among caregivers of CHD patients.
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Child , Child Welfare , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Cyanosis , Female , Heart Defects, Congenital/epidemiology , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/epidemiology , Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular/epidemiology , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Nepal/epidemiology , Prospective Studies
2.
Indian Pediatr
;
2001 Jun; 38(6): 685-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-12887