Abstract
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the common congenital lesions and the most common cause of heart disease in children. According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of CHD in India is 15% of all the cardiovascular disease. Objective: To know the spectrum of congenital heart disease in a hospital set up. Methods: A hospital based prospective study was carried out over a period of 16 months (Jan 2018– April 2019). All children below 14 years of age who were admitted with CHD confirmed by echocardiographic study were included in the study. Detailed history was collected. The age, sex, clinical presentation and echocardiographic findings were documented in a predesigned proforma. Results: The total number CHD diagnosed were 113 and were more common among males (59.3%). The commonest type of acyanotic CHD in our study was atrial septal defect (ASD) (31.8%) and cyanotic CHD was tetralogy of Fallot (7.9%). The major clinical findings were the detection of tachpnoea (54.2%) followed by murmur(38.4%) , tachycardia (33.9%) . Conclusions: Most CHD were diagnosed in infancy with tachypnea being the most common presentation with 73.5% of CHD were acyanotic CHD.
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