International Journal of Health Policy Planning(IJHPP)
ISSN: 2833-9320 | DOI: 10.33140/IJHPP
Impact Factor: 1.08
Taina Brice
Pediatrician Cardiologist, Cardiology Clinic, Saint- Damien Hospital, Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs, Haiti
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Research Article
Profile of Tetralogy of Fallot at the Cardiology Clinic of Saint-Damien Hospital from January 2019 to December 2021
Author(s): Naika Paulemie Desir, Adonai Aly Isaac Julien*, Richcard Alexandre, Joanne Fevry, Taina Brice and Alexandra Destin Noisette
Objective: Our work aimed to study the epidemiological and clinical aspects of Tetralogy of Fallot TOF in the cardiology unit of the Saint-Damien Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs hospital in Haiti. Methodology: This is a retrospective study of patients aged 0 to 16 years old with Tetralogy of Fallot confirmed by echocardiography. Data were entered using an elaborated form and analyzed with Epi Info software version 7.2.2.16 and Microsoft Excel 2013. Results: From January 2019 to December 2021, we identified 102 patients aged 0 to 16 years with TOF. A male predominance was noted with a sex ratio M/F of 1.55. The average age of discovery of our cohort was 3 years and 7 months [0-16 years; standard deviation: 9.9]. The clinical signs were dominated by a systolic murmur (91.18%) followed by cyanosis (39.22%) and.. Read More»