The incidence and follow-up of isolated ventricular septal defect in newborns by echocardiographic screening
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.3, pp.223-227, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.