Congenital heart disease cardiac catheterization at Uganda Heart Institute, a 12-year retrospective study of immediate outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac catheterization is an invasive diagnostic and treatment tool for congenital heart disease (CHD) with potential complications.

Objective

To describe the immediate outcomes of patients who underwent cardiac catheterization for CHD at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI).

Methods

The study was a retrospective chart review of 857 patients who underwent cardiac catheterization for CHD at UHI from 1st February 2012 to 30th June 2023. Precardiac catheterization clinical data, procedure details, and post-procedure data were recorded. The statistical software SPSS was used for data analysis.

Results

We studied 857 patients who underwent cardiac catheterization for CHD at UHI. Females comprised 62.8% (n = 528). The age range was 3 days to 64 years, with a

SUBMITTER: Mbabazi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360719 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature