Delayed recognition of congenital heart disease

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 969, 2006, Pages 468-470

  Massin, M M ^a,b   Dessy, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR TRIATRIATUM; CYANOSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DENTAL CARE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746075926     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.044495     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Hoffman JIE, Christianson R. Congenital heart disease in a cohort of 19502 births with long-term follow-up. Am J Cardiol 1978;42:641-7.
2. Eichhorn P, Sütsch G, Jenni R. Echokardiographisch neu entdeckte kongenitale Vitien und Anomalien bei Adoleszenten und Erwachsenen. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1990;120:31-6.
3. Abu-Harb M, Hey E, Wren C. Death in infancy from unrecognised congenital heart disease. Arch Dis Child 1994;71:3-7.
4. Pfammatter JP, Stocker FP. Delayed recognition of haemodynamically relevant congenital heart disease. Eur J Pediatr 2001;160:231-4.
5. Du Z, Roguin N, Barak M. Clinical and echocardiographic evaluation of neonates with heart murmurs. Acta Paediatr 1997;86:752-6.
6. Meberg A, Otterstad JE, Froland G, et al. Early clinical screening of neonates for congenital heart defects: the cases we miss. Cardiol Young 1999;9:169-74.
7. Murphy JG, Bersh BS, McGoon MD. Long-term outcome after surgical repair of isolated atrial septal defect. N Engl J Med 1990;323:1645-50.
8. Brouwer RM, Erasmus ME, Ebels T, et al. Influence of age on survival, late hypertension and recoarctation in elective aortic coarctation repair. J Tnoroc Cardiovasc Surg 1994;108:525-31.
9. Maeyns K, Massin M, Radermecker M, et al. Early diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta in children: a challenge. Rev Med Liege 2000;55:770-4.
10. Silove, ed. Assessment and management of congenital heart in the newborn by the district paediatrician. Arch Dis Child 1994;70:F71-4.
11. Kuehl KS, Loffrado CA, Ferencz C. Failure to diagnose congenital heart disease in infancy. Pediatrics 1999;103:743-7.