EPIDEMIC
INVESTIGATION OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CHD) IN NEWBORN
Zhang YZ, Du WY
First Municipal People¡¯s Hospital of Guangzhou,
Guangzhou, China
Objective: Understanding
the prevalence of CHD in
Guangzhou.
Methods: The authors investigated 5222 live births in their hospital by
doppler blood flow mapping or autopsy in a 6-year-prospective study.
Results: 67
were diagnosed as having CHD, the incidence of CHD was 12.83¡ë, in which 42 cases had simple
deformity. The incidence of atrial septal defect ranked the first, account
for 76.16%, 11 of which existed abnormal shunt but no defects. So did 4 of ventricular septal defect, which
ranked the second of incidence. Of all mothers penmen accounted for 26.15%,
worker was 18.46%, farmer was 16.92%, loafer was 33.86%, others was 6.15%.
Of all fathers penman accounted for 24.62%, worker 29.23%, farmer 16.92%,
loafer 20%, others 9.23%. 53.73% of mothers had no obvious high risk
factors.
Conclusion: The incidence of CHD was correlated greatly with the educated
degrees and business of the parents.