Congenital heart diseases associated with identified syndromes and other extra-cardiac congenital malformations in children in Lagos

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Ekure, E N ^a   Animashaun, A ^a   Bastos, M ^a   Ezeaka, V C ^a  

^a LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Anomalies; Children; Congenital heart diseases; Congenital malformations; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDWARDS SYNDROME; ELLIS VAN CREVELD SYNDROME; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; NOONAN SYNDROME; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ELLIS-VAN CREVELD SYNDROME; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELLIS-VAN CREVELD SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NIGERIA; NOONAN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650488439     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v28i1.48422     Document Type: Article

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