Inpatients with congenital heart disease complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension:an analysis of patient composition and clinical features
- VernacularTitle:先天性心脏病合并肺动脉高压住院构成及临床特征分析
- Author:
Yan GUO
;
Yongwen QIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
congenital heart defects;
pulmonary hypertension;
epidemiology;
hospitalization;
diagnosis
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
1981;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the composition and clinical features of inpatients with congenital heart disease (CHD) complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) from a cardiovascular department.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 238 PAH patients who were identified from 3 674 CHD inpatients in Changhai Hospital during Jan, 2001 to Jul, 2007.Results: Among the 3 674 CHD inpatients who were treated in our hospital in recent 6 years, 238 (6.48%) had PAH.PAH was found in 10.8% of patients with atrial septal defect (ASD), 2.81% of patients with ventricular septal defects (VSD), 5.57% of patients with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and 19.6% of patients with complex types.The mean age of patients was (45.6?17.7) years, with 49.6% of them being 40-60 years.Female patients accounted for 69.3% of the total.The composition of PAH patients was: ASD (62.6%), VSD(19.7%), and PDA(13.4%).The patients with VSD,PDA or other complex types were younger than those with ASD(P