Interventional Cardiac Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease : Experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Yazan Qawasmeh ◽  
Issa Hijazi ◽  
Hani Altarawneh ◽  
Amro Almomani ◽  
Abdelfattah Abu Haweleh
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiac Catheterization ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Heart Institute ◽  
Disease Experience

EMOTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-379
Author(s):  
Helen H. Glaser ◽  
Grace S. Harrison ◽  
David B. Lynn
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiac Catheterization ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Physician’S Role ◽  
Active Life ◽  
Heart Operation ◽  
Physician's Role ◽  
Specific Impact

Mothers of 25 children with congenital heart disease were interviewed to elicit family reactions to the patient's disorder. Problems for parents included: vague apprehension about the behavior of the newborn, uncertainty about the diagnosis, anxiety about the child's symptoms, fears of death, feelings of guilt, disappointment and irritation with their burden, overprotective attitudes, attempts to provide the child with a normal active life, difficulties with discipline, and various problems related to hospitalization, cardiac catheterization, and heart operation. The physician's role in management of such patients is aided by awareness on his part of the general and specific impact of this handicapping disorder of childhood.

scholarly journals Pattern of congenital heart disease among children presenting to the Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital: a 7-year review

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 745-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Namuyonga ◽  
Sulaiman Lubega ◽  
Twalib Aliku ◽  
John Omagino ◽  
Craig Sable ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Tetralogy Of Fallot ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Truncus Arteriosus ◽  
Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Mulago Hospital ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion ◽  
Heart Institute

Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in children. Over half of the deaths due to CHD occur in the neonatal period. Most children with unrepaired complex heart lesions do not live to celebrate their first birthday. We describe the spectrum of congenital heart disease in Uganda. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of children with CHD who presented to the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI), Mulago Hospital Complex from 2007 to 2014. Results: A total of 4621 children were seen at the UHI during the study period. Of these, 3526 (76.3%) had CHD; 1941(55%) were females. Isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD) was the most common CHD seen in 923 (27.2%) children followed by Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) 760 (22%) and atrial septal defects (ASD) 332 (9.4%). Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and Truncus arteriosus were the most common cyanotic heart defects (7% and 5% respectively). Dysmorphic features were diagnosed in 185 children, of which 61 underwent genetic testing (Down syndrome=24, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome n=10). Children with confirmed 22q11.2 deletion had conotruncal abnormalities. Conclusion: Isolated VSD and Tetralogy of Fallot are the most common acyanotic and cyanotic congenital heart defects. We report an unusually high occurrence of Truncus arteriosus. Keywords: Congenital heart disease; children; Uganda.

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