A Prevalence Study of Cardiac Murmurs in School Children

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The prevalence of cardiac murmurs and heart diseases in 2437 810 girls 1627 boys children aged 5 16 years was investigated in Şanlıurfa The study was performed in April and May 1996 Thirty four 1 40 of 2437 children had cardiac murmurs Congenital heart defects were detected in five 0 21 children 1 atrial septal defect 2 ventricular septal defect 1 bicuspid aorta and aorta insufficiency 1 tetralogy of Fallot Three 0 12 children had anemia and their murmurs were accepted as functional murmurs related to anemia Murmurs in the remaining 26 1 07 children were accepted as innocent murmurs Rheumatic heart disease was not detected in this study Key words: The prevalence of cardiac murmurs and heart diseases in 2437 810 girls 1627 boys children aged 5 16 years was investigated in Şanlıurfa The study was performed in April and May 1996 Thirty four 1 40 of 2437 children had cardiac murmurs Congenital heart defects were detected in five 0 21 children 1 atrial septal defect 2 ventricular septal defect 1 bicuspid aorta and aorta insufficiency 1 tetralogy of Fallot Three 0 12 children had anemia and their murmurs were accepted as functional murmurs related to anemia Murmurs in the remaining 26 1 07 children were accepted as innocent murmurs Rheumatic heart disease was not detected in this study Key words: Innocent Murmurs Congenital Heart Disease Anemia

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İlköğretim Çağı Çocuklarında Kalp Üfürümleri Prevalans Çalışması

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Şanlıurfa da farklı sosyo ekonomik durumda olan değişik bölgelerden yedi ilköğretim okulunda okuyan yaşları 5 16 arasında 2437 810 kız 1627 erkek öğrenci kalp üfürümleri yönünden incelendi 1996 yılı Nisan ve Mayıs aylarında okullara gidilerek yapılan tarama sonunda 34 öğrencide 1 40 kalpte değişik şiddetlerde üfürüm duyuldu Bu öğrencilerin ayrıntılı fizik muayeneleri elektrokardiyografik telekardiyografik ve ekokardiyografik incelemeleri ve kan sayımları sonucunda beş öğrencide 0 21 konjenital kalp hastalığı 2 ventriküler septum defekti 1 atriyal septum defekti 1 biküspid aorta ve aort yetersizliği 1 Fallot tetralojisi üç öğrencide 0 12 anemiye bağlı üfürüm bulundu Yirmialtı öğrencide 1 07 duyulan üfürüm masum üfürüm olarak değerlendirildi Romatizmal kalp hastalığına rastlanılmadı Anahtar kelimeler: Masum Üfürüm Konjenital Kalp Hastalığı Anemi

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