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Extracardiac birth defects in children with congenital heart defects

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Abstract

Objective

To assess the proportion and pattern of extracardiac birth defects in children with congenital heart defects referred to a tertiary care institute.

Methods

Cross-sectional observational study from January 2010 to June 2011.

Results

Out of 560 children with congenital heart defects, 98 (17.5%) had extracardiac birth defects. Fifty-six had multiple congenital defects; 36 were syndromic cases and 6 had laterality defects. A total of 386 extracardiac birth defects (103 major and 283 minor) were documented, with craniofacial and skeletal birth defects being the commonest.

Conclusion

Extracardiac birth defects are common in children with congenital heart defects.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India

    Sunil Karande, Varsha Patil, Archana Kher & Mamta Muranjan

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Karande, S., Patil, V., Kher, A. et al. Extracardiac birth defects in children with congenital heart defects. Indian Pediatr 51, 389–391 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0415-y

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