Background: Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is well established in most of
the developed countries, where childbirth is obligatory in hospitals and allied facilities. In …

Objective: To determine the frequency of various types of ventricular septal defects (VSD)
and associated complications in local paediatric population. Methods: A cross sectional …

Objective: To assess age, gender distribution and relative frequency of congenital heart
disease (CHD) in children who underwent palliative or corrective cardiac surgery at Rehman …

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD), characterized by anatomical and functional
abnormalities of the heart, can impair an individual's quality of life and, if not treated with …

Objective: To assess frequency of cardiac defects among children from birth to 12 years of
age on echocardiography basis. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted at …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death all over the world. Beside
general risk factors, there are some genetic factors which lead to cardiovascular diseases …

Aim: To determine the frequency of various types of Ventricular Septal Defect and its
associated complications on echocardiography. Methods: This descriptive study was …

ETIOLOGY OF CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE IN CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 15 YEARS
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Background: VSD is the most common heart defect. Incidence, prevalence, and clinical
outcomes of VSD have been reported to vary significantly in different geographic areas. The …

Objective: To study the frequency and spectrum (echocardiographic picture) of congenital
venticular septal defect (VSD) among patients attending Paediatric Cardiology Department …