Heart failure in children in tropical regions.
With the ever increasing younger population in tropical countries, the number of children with heart failure is increasing. However, the etiology of heart failure in this region varies considerably from that in the temperate region, with infectious causes leading the list. In this review, we have summarized the important causes of heart failure seen in the pediatric population in tropical regions.
Manojkumar
M
Rohit
Ankur
A
Gupta
K K
KK
Talwar
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D014329:Tropical Climate