1Student, Dept. of.community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College, Chrompet, Chennai
2Professor, Dept. of.community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College, Chrompet, Chennai
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
This following research is done on the study of the prevalence, age wise distribution andclinical spectrum of congenital heart disease. It is the leading cause of infant mortality in the recent decade. Our recent studies and improvements in various fields of medicine show promising treatment and prognosis and the level of mortality is expected to fall in the future
This study was conducted with reference to over 1200 patients who were diagnosed with congenital heart disease. A prevalence of 26.4 Per 1000 persons was observed in the last decade.
The magnitude of the problems puts the patient for a long time effects and patients were forced for various lifestyle changes. Ventricular septal defect was the commonest lesion followed by the atrial septal defect. Tetralogy of fallot was the commenest cyanotic heart disease. Maximum number of childrens with heart disease were diagnosed between 0 to 3 years of age.
Mortality, long term effects, lifestyle changes
