Prevalencia de las cardiopatías congénitas en relación con la altura sobre el nivel del mar en una región de Colombia

Carlos A. Gómez-Monroy, Laura K. Hoyos-Gómez, Álvaro F. Acosta-Costilla, Laura D. Muñoz-Torres, Daniel G. Fernández-ávila

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Introduction: Congenital heart diseases are the most common congenital disorders in the world population, they generally manifest after birth. Altitudes between 2,500-3,500 meters above sea level have been linked to the high incidence of congenital heart diseases such as patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septum defects, and ventricular septum defects. Objetives: To characterize clinically and sociodemographically the patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease from low, moderate and high altitudes in a regional hospital in Colombia. Methodology: Observational, descriptive retrospective study. All patients under 18 years of age with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease, treated at the San Rafael de Tunja University Hospital between 2015 and 2021, were included. Results: 51.9% of the patients were male, 16.3% had a history of prematurity and 9.1% had a diagnosis of Down syndrome. The most frequent heart diseases were: persistent ductus arteriosus 35.1%, followed by ventricular communication representing 21.6% and intra-atrial communication with 19.7%). Conclusions: They must eestablish strategies such as screening and timely diagnosis of congenital heart disease in at-risk populations in order to improve the life prognosis of patients and the outcome of the disease.

Título traducido de la contribuciónPrevalence of congenital heart disease in relation to height above sea level in a region of Colombia
Idioma originalEspañol
Páginas (desde-hasta)37-43
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónArchivos de Cardiologia de Mexico
Volumen93
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 01 ene. 2023
Publicado de forma externa

Palabras clave

  • Colombia
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Diagnosis
  • Down syndrome
  • High altitude

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