EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND THERAPEUTIC FEATURES OF CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES- A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Abstract:
The progress achieved in the last decades in pediatric cardiology results in a significant
decrease in mortality due to congenital heart disease (CHD). In Romania there are no specific data
concerning this subject. The authors present a three year experience of a single pediatric cardiovascular
center regarding epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy of patients with critical CHD, in a prospective
study. The results show a significant percentage of critical CHD ( aprox. 20%), with a mean age at
diagnosis of 23.6 days. The number of patients undergoing surgical treatment and the results of therapy
highlight, the need of early diagnosis and timely refferal for surgical treatment. Conclusion: Critical
CHD represent an important part of the pathology of a pediatric cardiovascular center. Nowadays, late
age of referral worsens the prognostic of this patients. The necessity of establishing a coherent strategy
emerges, in order to offer these children a chance.
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