Ventricular Septal Defects at the Souro Sanou University Hospital Center (CHUSS): Ultrasound, Therapeutic and Evolutionary Aspects of 88 Cases ()
Author(s)
Somnoma Jean-Baptiste Tougouma1,2,3*,
Oumarou Sombie3,
Makoura Barro1,3,
Aimé Bama4,
Georges Kinda4,
Samba Sidibé5,
Boubacar Nacro3,6
Affiliation(s)
1Higher Institute of Health Sciences (INSSA), Nazi Boni University, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
2Cardiology Department, Sourô Sanou University Hospital Center, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
3Pediatrics Department, Sourô Sanou University Hospital Center, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
4Charles de Gaulle Pediatrics University Hospital Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
5Cardiology Department, Point G University Hospital Center, Bamako, Mali.
6Department of Health Sciences, University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
ABSTRACT
Background: There is a need for data on epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of ventricular septal defect among children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, epidemioclinical, echocardiographic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in the pediatric department of the University Hospital Center (CHUSS) of Bobo-Dioulasso. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from November 2013 to December 2016. All children aged 1 to 179 months seen at the pediatric consultation in CHUSS were included. CIV was confirmed with Doppler echocardiography. Results: Out of 36,240 children who received consultation in the pediatric ward of CHUSS during the study period, one hundred (100) cases of them had congenital heart disease representing a hospital prevalence of 2.76%. This was diagnosed with Doppler echocardiography. Of these, 88% were VSD isolated or associated with other cardiac malformations. Isolated form was reported in 54.3% of cases. The average age at diagnosis was 39.6 months. The sex ratio was 1.05. Perimembranous topography and hemodynamic type 2 were the highest, representing 56.8% and 35.2% respectively. The indication for surgical repair was recommended for 81.8% of the cases, but only 9.7% of these cases benefited from cardiac surgery. The rest were for medicalcare with a high proportion of lost to follow-up (48.9%). Conclusion: VSD is the most common congenital heart disease. Its care is mainly surgical. This cardiac surgery is non-existent in Burkina Faso. The design of multidisciplinary strategies associated with an optimization of the means of the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa could improve the management of this cardiopathy.
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Tougouma, S. , Sombie, O. , Barro, M. , Bama, A. , Kinda, G. , Sidibé, S. and Nacro, B. (2018) Ventricular Septal Defects at the Souro Sanou University Hospital Center (CHUSS): Ultrasound, Therapeutic and Evolutionary Aspects of 88 Cases.
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
8, 403-410. doi:
10.4236/wjcd.2018.88039.
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