Authors : Hanifa.S.Alrabte; Asma Berfad; Laila T Sabei; Nafisa Abushiba

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24MAY981

Abstract : Introduction and Objectives: Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common congenital heart diseases, it accounts 40%. This study carried out to describe the epidemiological characters and clinical presentation of patients with VSD in Western and Southern Libya, and to evaluate spontaneous versus surgical closure in different types.  Patients and Methods It is hospital case series study conducted by reviewing the medical records of 1092 patients followed at cardiology outpatient department (OPD) of Tripoli Children Hospital from 1996 through 2009, the data abstracted from medical records and filed in a worked sheet, Excel and SPSS software used to analyze the data.  Results We identified 1092 patients. The results revealed that 30.9% diagnosed during the first month, and 49.7% from1 to 12 months. From 1092 patients; 50.8% have peri- membranous VSD, 18.8% muscular, and 13% having an apical type. 97.2% of males have peri-membranous VSD where muscular and apical seen more in female, p value = 0.001. Cardiac murmur is the common presenting sign 61.3%, 9.3% have feature of Down syndrome. Positive Family history of CHD in 9.9% with significant relationship between family history and type of VSD (peri- membranous type), P value = 0.001. Small VSDs accounts 66.9%, large VSDs 16.1%, followed by medium size VSD 11.8% of cases. Patients with large VSDs more prone for hospital admission as 101 (57.4%) from 176 patients were admitted to hospital, followed by moderate size (45%), P value = 0.001. 70.3% of patients with large VSD need either medical or surgical treatment, P value = 0.001. Spontaneous closure seen in 17%, 0.6% died, while 41.9% still on follow up. Muscular VSD shows the highest tendency for spontaneous closer as 72% closed by the age of 2 years.  Conclusion We conclude that peri- membranous VSD is the most common type. Two thirds of patients had been diagnosed in the first year of life. Big defects and some of moderate VSDs need either medical or surgical treatment. Spontaneous closer is usually seen in the first 2 years of life.  Recommendations We highly recommend for further multi-center study all over the country to get reliable data on the prevalence of congenital heart diseases and the incidence of ventricular septal defect in our population.

Keywords : Epidemiology, Infant, Children, Ventricular Septal Defect, Libya.

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