Frequency and pattern of adult congenital heart disease in a tertiary care cardiac hospital: reasons associated with delayed diagnosis
Delayed diagnosis of congenital heart disease was reported in over two-thirds of the cases, with ventricular septal defect being the most frequent type of defect, and delayed referral being the most common reason.
Authors
- Muhammad Mohsin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-4278)
- Rumana Sangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0160-7133)
- Abdul Sattar Shaikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-7092)
- Aliya Kemal Ahsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2470-0365)
- Saba Mumtaz
Institutions
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47391/jpma.9097
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77