Clinical, Demographic and Echocardiographic Characteristics Of Pediatric Chest Deformities

Authors : Melih Timuçin DOĞAN, Ahmet SERT

Pages : 360-364

Doi:10.16899/jcm.1221665

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Publication Date : 2023-03-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the clinical, demographic, clinical and echocardiographic findings of children diagnosed with chest deformity in the pediatric cardiology clinic. Material and Method: This study enrolled children under the age of 18 years who were referred with chest deformity to our pediatric cardiology unit, over a period of six years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(January 2017-December 2022);. Results: The mean age of the patients was 9.9 ± 5.2 years, median 11 years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0-18 years old);. 89 patients with abnormal echocardiographic findings: 42 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.56%); mitral valve prolapse, 18 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.1%); atrial septal defect, 9 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2%); ventricular septal defect, 8 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.82%); bicuspid without aortic valve stenosis aortic valve, 5 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.1%); patent ductus arteriosus, 2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.45%); pulmonary stenosis, 2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.45%); great artery transposition, 2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.45%); hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, subaortic ridge 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(% 0.27);. Cardiac compression was present in 13.4% of the cases with pectus excavatum. 13insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%3); patients were operated by a thoracic surgeon. Marfan Syndrome was diagnosed in 7 patients and Noonan Syndrome was diagnosed in 2 patients who applied to our clinic with chest deformity. Conclusion: We suggest that echocardiographic examination in patients with chest deformity is important in the diagnosis of congenital heart diseases, early diagnosis and treatment of heart compression finding.
Keywords : çocuklar, göğüs deformitesi, ekokardiyografi