Kriti Puri1, Peter Kazembe2, Treasure Mkaliainga3, Msandeni Chiume3, Antonio G. Cabrera1, Amy Sims Sanyahumbi1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 334-341, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12573
Abstract Malawi is one of the poorest nations in the world, ranked 151st among 195 countries by the
World Bank, with an under-5-year mortality rate of 63 per 1000 live births. There are no previous
studies describing the spectrum of inpatient pediatric cardiology consultations in sub-Saharan
Africa. A descriptive cohort study was performed at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), a tertiary
care hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical information for all
cardiology consults patients aged 0–18 years admitted to the children’s wards over a period of
1 month was reviewed. Seventy-three consults and 69 echocardiograms were performed on
71 patients… More >
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