Rehan Ahmad, Zahid Aslam Awan, Fozia Bukshi.
A prevalence study of congenital heart disease in NWFP, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;18(2):95-8.

Objective: To assess the frequency of congenital heart disease in patient referred for the echocardiography. Design: This echocardiographic study focused on findings of congenital heart disease in unselected subjects referred for echocardiography. Setting: This study was conducted in a private cardiac diagnostic facility in Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan between July 2000 to June 2001. Patients and Method: Patients referred for echocardiography were studied. Standard echocardiographic 2 doppler studies were done on all cases while TEE was not used in any case. Results: Twenty three hundred and seventy four patients were studied in 12 months period. Three hundred and ninety eight cases of congenital heart disease were found, forming 16.76% of total VSD 45, ASD 14, PS 14, TOF 9.5 and PDA were found in 9.7 percent cases respectively. Conclusion: Congenital heart disease contributes significantly to the overall burden of cardiovascular diseases.

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