Estudo epidemiológico de cardiopatias congênitas na infância e adolescência. Análise em 4.538 casos / Epidemiological study of congenital heart defects in children and adolescents. Analysis of 4.538 cases
Arq. bras. cardiol
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80(3): 269-278, Mar. 2003. tab, graf
Artigo
em Português, Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the frequency and prevalence of congenital heart defects in a tertiary care center for children with heart diseases.METHODS:
We carried out an epidemiological assessment of the first medical visit of 4,538 children in a pediatric hospital from January 1995 to December 1997. All patients with congenital heart defects had their diagnoses confirmed at least on echocardiography. The frequency and prevalence of the anomalies were computed according to the classification of sequential analysis. Age, weight, and sex were compared between the groups of healthy individuals and those with congenital heart defects after distribution according to the age group.RESULTS:
Of all the children assessed, 2,017 (44.4 percent) were diagnosed with congenital heart disease, 201 (4.4 percent) with acquired heart disease, 52 (1.2 percent) with arrhythmias, and 2,268 (50 percent) were healthy children. Congenital heart diseases predominated in neonates and infants, corresponding to 71.5 percent of the cases. Weight and age were significantly lower in children with congenital heart defects. Ventricular septal defect was the most frequent acyanotic anomaly, and tetralogy of Fallot was the most frequent cyanotic anomaly.CONCLUSION:
Children with congenital heart defects are mainly referred during the neonatal period and infancy with impairment in gaining weight. Ventricular septal defect is the most frequent heart defect
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Cardiopatias Congênitas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
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Português
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Assunto da revista:
Cardiologia
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Principe/BR
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