FREQUENCY EVALUATION OF ACYNOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS IN CHILDREN OF AGE UPTO 2 YEARS ON 2-D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a persistent, progressive disease that impairs the heart's capacity to pump blood. CHF is the stage in which fluid builds up inside the heart and allows it to move inefficiently. It is also referred to literally as "heart failure." An identification of CHD screening is critical; echocardiography is a non-invasive procedure, and advanced two-dimensional echocardiography techniques provide a systematic means to determine nearly all forms of CHD seen in both adults and infants. Objective: The aim of this research is to classify the prevalence of most common acyanotic congenital heart defects in children under the age of two who are referred to echocardiography, as well as to confirm the existence of disease on echocardiography. Methodology: Data of 60 children was evaluated. Informed consent was obtained from each patient guardian before inclusion in the study. It was an observational study being conducted in Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. Results: There were 65% males (n=39) and 35% females (n=21). Echocardiography data was collected on a predesigned Performa. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of congenital heart abnormalities is important for careful treatment and the prevention of complications. The gold norm for diagnosis is a 2D-echo with Doppler.