Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease among newborns in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria
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Date
2021-08-05
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CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
Abstract
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is an important cause of childhood morbidity. The birth prevalence and distribution of CHD among neonates in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria was determined.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study involved consecutive neonates in the neonatal and postnatal wards of the hospital. Bedside echocardiography was conducted on all neonates. Data entry and analysis was done with IBM-SPSS version 20.0.
Results: A total of 2849 neonates were recruited, consisting of 1482 (52.0%) males. Forty-one neonates had CHD, giving a birth prevalence of 14.4/1 000 live births. Of the 41 with CHD, 21 (51.2%) were male. Thirty-six (87.8%) neonates had acyanotic CHD, of which the commonest was isolated ventricular septal defect [11 (26.8%)]. Transposition of the great arteries [3 (7.3%)] was the commonest cyanotic CHD.
Conclusions: The birth prevalence of 14.4/1 000 live births in this study is high and buttresses the need for strengthening existing cardiac services in Nigeria.
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ACE: Reproductive Health Innovation
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ACE: Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria, CERHI, Fidelis E. Eki-udoko, Ezinne Emerruwa, Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Neonates
Citation
Sadoh WE, Okonkwo I, Okonkwo CA, Eki-Udoko FE, Emeruwa E, Monday P, Osueni GI, Amake J, Eyo-Ita E, Otaigbe BE, Oko-Oboh GA. Birth prevalence of congenital heart disease among newborns in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2021 Sep-Oct 23;32(5):267-270. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2021-028. Epub 2021 Aug 5. PMID: 34350453; PMCID: PMC8756068.