The incidence of congenital heart defects in very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight infants

The incidence of congenital heart defects, reported to be 5-8/1000 in term infants, is not well established in very low birth weight infants. To establish the incidence of congenital heart defects in VLBW infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of our institution. A retrospective analysis of the...

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Published in:The Israel Medical Association journal 2010-01, Vol.12 (1), p.36-38
Main Authors: Godfrey, Max, Schimmel, Michael S, Hammerman, Cathy, Farber, Benjamin, Glaser, Joram, Nir, Amiram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cohort Studies
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital - epidemiology
Heart Defects, Congenital - therapy
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Infant, Premature, Diseases - epidemiology
Infant, Premature, Diseases - therapy
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Israel
Male
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography
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Summary:The incidence of congenital heart defects, reported to be 5-8/1000 in term infants, is not well established in very low birth weight infants. To establish the incidence of congenital heart defects in VLBW infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of our institution. A retrospective analysis of the population in the NICU at our institution was performed. VLBW (BW < or = 1500 g) infants born between 2001 and 2006 who survived more than 48 hours were included in the study. Infants with clinical signs of heart disease underwent echocardiography. During the study period 437 VLBW live-born infants met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 281 (64.3%) underwent echocardiography. CHD was detected in 19 infants (4.4%, 95% confidence interval 2.4-5.4%), significantly higher than the incidence of 5-8/1000 in the general population (P
ISSN:1565-1088