Indah K Murni, Taichi Kato, Muhammad Taufik Wirawan, Nadya Arafuri, Kristia Hermawan, Anggoro Budi Hartopo, Dyah Wulan Anggrahini, Sasmito Nugroho, Noormanto Noormanto, Noriaki Emoto, Lucia Kris Dinarti
BACKGROUND: In limited resource settings, identification of factors that predict the occurrence of pulmonary hypertension(PH) in children with atrial septal defect(ASD) is important to decide which patients should be prioritized for defect closure to prevent complication. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization are not widely available in such settings. No scoring system has been proposed to predict PH among children with ASD. We aimed to develop a PH prediction score using electrocardiography parameters for children with ASD in Indonesia...
June 10, 2023: BMC Pediatrics