Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the frequency and distribution of congenital heart disease in the infants monitored in our neonatal intensive care unit.

Material and Methods: The files of the infants hospitalized in our neonatal intensive care unit between January 2012 and June 2013 were evaluated retrospectively. Data related to type of delivery, birth weight, gender, congenital heart disease diagnosed intrauterine or not, diagnosis at hospitalization and echocardiographic results were considered.results: There were 631 infants monitored in our neonatal intensive care unit during the study period. Among them, 68.9% were term and 53.7% were male, 88.8% of the infants (n=56) with congenital heart disease were admitted to the hospital for a complaint unrelated to the cardiovascular system. Respiratory problems were the most common reason of admission (46%). Echocardiography was performed in 123 infants; 48.8% of them had normal findings, while 51.2% (63) had congenital heart disease. We found ventricular septal defect (30.2%), atrial septal defect (22.2%), ductus arteriosus (22.2%), peripheral pulmonary stenosis (11.1%), bicuspid aorta (3.2%), atrioventricular septal defect (9.5%), and tricuspid deficiency (1.6%) in these infants. The mothers of eight infants (12.6%) with congenital heart disease had diabetes. These infants mostly had ventricular septal defect and atrial septal defect.conclusion: Careful examination and follow-up of a neonate are important for early diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease, even when they present to a hospital with a complaint unrelated to the cardiovascular system. We believe that echocardiographic evaluation is necessary, in case of a suspicion of congenital heart disease

Keywords: Echocardiography, Congenital heart disease, Murmur, Infant

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Yalaki Z, Çiftçi N, Kara S, Arıkan Fİ, Dallar YB. Disease in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Retrospective Evaluation of the Infants with Congenital Heart. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];11(3):179-82. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/442