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A Study of Prevalence of Dysmorphic Features in Children with Congenital Heart Disease and their Association with type of CHD

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  • 1. Resident Doctor, Department of Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
  • 2. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
  • 3. Senior Professor and Head of the Department, Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer

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Introduction: Congenital heart disease (CHD) accounts to 28 percent of major congenital anomalies, accounting it to be the most common among them. Children with Congenital heart disease often have various dysmorphic features. Objectives: To study the prevalence of dysmorphology in children with CHD and their association between cyanotic and acyanotic types of CHD. Methods: A cross sectional observational study was conducted on 127 children with congenital heart disease admitted in JLN Medical College during the study period. Various dysmorphologies were noted. Prevalence of dysmorphic features and if any dysmorphic feature is significantly associated with the type of CHD (cyanotic or acyanotic) were statistically determined. Result: 75.5% of the sample had some form of dysmorphism, of which the most common was face dysmorphism. Hypertelorism and total face dysmorphism were significantly associated with cyanotic CHD. Conclusion: Dysmorphisms when found in any child warrant the clinician to look for any congenital cardiac anomalies. This helps in early diagnosis and thus, better survival of such children. The dysmorphology can even give a hint about the presence of probable cyanotic variant of CHD.

 

 

 

Abstract (English)

Introduction: Congenital heart disease (CHD) accounts to 28 percent of major congenital anomalies, accounting it to be the most common among them. Children with Congenital heart disease often have various dysmorphic features. Objectives: To study the prevalence of dysmorphology in children with CHD and their association between cyanotic and acyanotic types of CHD. Methods: A cross sectional observational study was conducted on 127 children with congenital heart disease admitted in JLN Medical College during the study period. Various dysmorphologies were noted. Prevalence of dysmorphic features and if any dysmorphic feature is significantly associated with the type of CHD (cyanotic or acyanotic) were statistically determined. Result: 75.5% of the sample had some form of dysmorphism, of which the most common was face dysmorphism. Hypertelorism and total face dysmorphism were significantly associated with cyanotic CHD. Conclusion: Dysmorphisms when found in any child warrant the clinician to look for any congenital cardiac anomalies. This helps in early diagnosis and thus, better survival of such children. The dysmorphology can even give a hint about the presence of probable cyanotic variant of CHD.

 

 

 

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