Cardiology · 2008 · 53 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologyPediatricsNeonatologyPediatric CardiologyStructural Heart DiseaseAortic StenosisCongenital Heart DiseaseCongenital Structural Heart DiseaseNeonatal Cardiac DisordersPatent Foramen OvaleSeptal DefectsAtrial Septal Defect EvaluationCardiac Doppler EchocardiographyCardiac Malformation AssessmentCardiac Malformation EvaluationCongenital Cardiovascular MalformationsPatent Ductus Arteriosus AssessmentPatent Ductus Arteriosus ImagingPatent Foramen Ovale Prevalence
Non-biased 502 consecutive neonates were examined by sectorial and color Doppler flow imaging at a mean age of 1.0 day (SD 0.4). Patent foramen ovale was present in 266 (53%) and transient patent ductus arteriosus in 104 (21%). Cardiac disorders were recognized in 19 (3.8%); ventricular septal defect (VSD) in 10; atrial septal defect (ASD) in 4; pulmonary stenosis in 2; aortic stenosis, endocardial cushion defect and tricuspid regurgitation in 1 each. With a spontaneous closure of 8 VSDs and 4 ASDs during the first 12 months, the incidences of cardiac malformation were, consequently, 3.2% at 1 month, 1.4% at 6 months and 1.0% at 12 months.