Heart failure in children studied in relation to its causes and outcome.
To identify the aetiology and outcome of congestive heart failure in children, a prospective study was carried out in the department of paediatric medicine, Medical College, Kolkata among 0-12 years children with documented signs and symptoms of heart failure. Proper history taking, physical examination, chest x-ray, ECG, echocardiography and maintenance of management records were done. A total of 350 cases were enrolled. Congenital heart disease was seen in 34% cases and the rest were due to acquired heart disease. Anaemia was detected in 17.4% cases. Mortality was 2.85%.
Department of Paediatrics, Medical College, Kolkata 700073.
Sumita
S
Pal
Rita
R
Chatterjee
Dipak Kumar
DK
Patra
Prabhabati
P
Banerjee
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome