The incidence and follow-up of isolated ventricular septal defect in newborns by echocardiographic screening

Ekici F., Tutar E., Atalay S., ARSAN S., Oezcelik N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.3, pp.223-227, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.223-227
  • Keywords: echocardiography, newborn, ventricular septal defect, incidence, CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, SPONTANEOUS CLOSURE, HIGH PREVALENCE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and spontaneous closure rate of ventricular septal defects in a randomly selected newborn population, using color flow Doppler echocardiographic screening.