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Abstract
Congenital heart disease is a general term used to describe abnormalities of the heart or great vessels that are present from birth. The incidence of CHD in different studies varies from about 4/1,000 to 50/1,000 live births.
The steady rise in individuals who have survived congenital heart disease (with or without treatment) into adulthood is expected to create specialized requirements that mandate strategic collaborative care protocols for this swelling subpopulation. Cardiac imaging has had significant influence on the science and practice of pediatric cardiology.
The aim of this work is to assess the role of multi-detector computerized tomographic angiography (MDCTA) in diagnosis of congenital great vessels and heart anomalies.
The study was conducted on consecutive 50 patients with congenital cardiac and great vessels abnormalities referred from pediatric department of Al Shatbi Hospital to the radiodiagnosis department for imaging assessment.
The study subjects were categorized anatomically into aortic anomalies, vascular rings, complex anomalies, pulmonary arterial anomalies, pulmonary venous drainage anomalies, and miscellaneous anomalies including shunt anomaly and coronary anomalies.
The majority of patients lying within age group between 0-10 years. Thirty eight patients were males (76%) and 12 were females (24%).
Patients were subjected to the following:
1. Full history taking.
2. Thorough clinical examination with special emphasis on cardiac examination.
3. Echocardiography and Doppler.
4. Cardiac catheterization.
5. Multidetector computed tomography .