Table 1 Spectrum of diagnoses
From: The spectrum of paediatric cardiac disease presenting to an outpatient clinic in Malawi
Diagnosis | Number (n= 250) | Percentage of total |
|---|---|---|
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE | ||
Ventricular septal defect | 60 | 24.0 |
Tetralogy of Fallot | 25 | 10.0 |
Patent ductus arteriosus | 18 | 7.2 |
Atrioventricular septal defect | 13 | 5.2 |
Other cyanotic congenital heart disease | 11 | 4.4 |
● Transposition with VSD or variant – 3 | ||
● Double outlet right ventricle – 5 | ||
● Other – 3 | ||
Atrial septal defect | 5 | 2.0 |
Pulmonary stenosis | 3 | 1.2 |
Aortic stenosis | 2 | 0.8 |
Coarctation of the aorta | 1 | 0.4 |
Marfan’s syndrome with aortic regurgitation | 1 | 0.4 |
AQUIRED HEART DISEASE | ||
Rheumatic heart disease | 56 | 22.4 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy | 34 | 13.6 |
Other cardiomyopathy | 8 | 3.2 |
● Duchenne – 1 | ||
● Hurler’s – 2 | ||
● Mitochondrial – 1 | ||
● Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – 1 | ||
● Discompacted left ventricle – 3 | ||
Endomyocardial fibrosis | 5 | 2.0 |
Pericarditis | 5 | 2.0 |
● Acute tuberculosis – 2 | ||
● Constrictive – 2 | ||
● Pneumococcal – 1 | ||
Secondary pulmonary hypertension | 3 | 1.2 |
● Upper airway obstruction – 1 | ||
● HIV infected – 1 | ||
● Schistosomiasis – 1 | ||