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Pattern of Congenital Heart Disease In Neonates Conceived In The COVID-19 Era: Single Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Background: Frequency of congenital heart disease (CHD) association with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is lacking.   
Aim of work: to study difference of frequency and pattern of congenital heart diseases among neonates conceived during the pre-COVID-19 era, and those conceived during the COVID-19 era who were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Hospitals, Cairo University.
Material and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study in which we revised the files of all neonates admitted to NICU in a period of 6 months from September 2019 till February 2020 (group 1) and from September 2021 till February 2022 (group 2) who were conceived before and during the COVID era respectively.
Results: 162 newborns with CHD were enrolled in this study from a total of 1488 admitted in NICU during the 12 months of the study. 74 CHD patients were conceived in the pre COVID era (group 1) whereas 88 patients were conceived during COVID era (group 2). In group 1: 43 cases were males (58.1%) and 31 were females (41.9%), compared to group 2: where 53 were males (60.2%) and 35 were females (39.8%) (p = 0.785). There was no difference in frequency or type of CHD among the 2 groups. The most common CHD was patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with and without pulmonary hypertension in 34 cases (45.9%), followed by atrial septal defect (ASD) in 19 (25.7%), then ventricular septal defect (VSD) in 7 (9.5%), which was not different than in group 2, the most common CHD was PDA with and without pulmonary hypertension in 52 cases (59.1%) then VSD in 8 (9.1%), VSD and ASD in 8 (9.1%) (p= 0.555). 
Conclusion: The frequency and type of CHD among neonates admitted to our NICU was not different in the era before and the COVID-19 era. PDA with and without pulmonary hypertension was the commonest CHD in both eras. 

DOI

10.21608/cupsj.2022.174585.1080

Keywords

Congenital heart disease, COVID-19, Neonates

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Shafie

MiddleName

Shafik

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

eman_shafik84@cu.edu.eg

City

giza

Orcid

0000-0002-5374-9723

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Fatma Al Zahraa

Last Name

Mostafa

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-

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

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fatmaalzahraah@hotmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-9624-2375

First Name

Amal

Last Name

El-Sisi

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-

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

amal.elsisi@kasralainy.edu.eg

City

giza

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-

First Name

Amira

Last Name

El Tantawy

MiddleName

Esmat

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

amiraesmat@yahoo.com

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giza

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First Name

Sara

Last Name

Yehia

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-

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

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sarahyehia22@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Samira

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Abdelmonem

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-

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

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samira_abdelmonem@yahoo.com

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-

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-

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3

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2

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42162

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2022-11-13

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2023-07-01

Page Start

98

Page End

103

Print ISSN

2805-279X

Online ISSN

2682-3985

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Original Research

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1,229

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Pediatric Sciences Journal

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https://cupsj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Pattern of Congenital Heart Disease In Neonates Conceived In The COVID-19 Era: Single Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience

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25 Dec 2024