Noncardiac malformations in congenital heart disease: A retrospective analysis of 305 pediatric autopsies
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.47, no.2, pp.159-166, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 47 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2005
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.159-166
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the important groups of birth defects and contributes significantly to infant mortality. Extracardiac anomalies occur in 15-45% of cases with CHD. In this retrospective study, autopsies of cases born alive and diagnosed as CHD between 1977-2002 at Hacettepe University Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Pediatric Pathology Department, were investigated. In this period, a total of 3320 autopsies were performed and the incidence of CHD was 9.1%. The most commonly encountered CHD was ventricular septal defect (VSD) (15.3%).