Epidemiology of adult congenital heart disease among the general population in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) is a highly underrepresented entity in medical literature, especially in the middle-eastern region.

Hypothesis

This study is the first to assess the prevalence of adult congenital heart disease among the population of Kuwait.

Methods

After a retrospective register review of patients in Kuwait being followed up in the chest diseases hospital was conducted, patients who fit the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Using the American College of Cardiology Task Force 1 of the 32nd Bethesda conference classification of the severity of ACHD, the patients were classified into those with simple, moderate, and complex congenital heart diseases. The age and gender of the patients, as well as the type repair performed, a

SUBMITTER: Ashkanani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8027582 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature