Background: Atrial septal defects are common congenital heart defects which could be discovered incidentally during cardiac screening of a child in heart failure. The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of heart failure in children with ostium secundum Atrial Septal...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430143
Chika O. Duru, Nsirimobu I. Paul & Immaculata Tunde-Oremodu·Advances in Research·2020
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the echocardiographic findings of stable HIV positive children on Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) attending routine Paediatric Infectious disease clinics in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: Over a 3 mon...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i130179
Background It is not known at which size a congenital Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in children becomes associated with a resultant severe malnutrition in children. Furthermore, the effect of ductal size on anthropometry of children with PDA is yet to be determined. Objectives T...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230190
Introduction: VACTERL association is a rare congenital defect. It is a constellation of the involvement of six systems which comprise of vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, trachea-oesophageal fistula, renal anomalies and limb abnormalities. At least three systems...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430141
Background: As in adults, there is a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in children and this is often associated with a high mortality rate, however, little emphasis is being paid to NCDs in children. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the burde...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i130168
Background: Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV) with transposition of the great vessels is rare in children with congenital heart disease. We present two cases seen at a paediatric echocardiography centre. Baby ND is a 28-day old female who presented with respiratory distress and...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230166