@article{CDT10597,
author = {Barakat Adeola Animasahun and Akpoembele D. Madise-Wobo and Bode A. Falase and Samuel I. Omokhodion},
title = {The burden of Fallot’s tetralogy among Nigerian children},
journal = {Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy},
volume = {6},
number = {5},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: There are only very few reports on Fallot’s tetralogy in Africa especially from sub-Saharan Africa. At best tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is only mentioned as part of reports of surveys of other congenital heart diseases or as case reports in the region. There has been no report on cohorts of children with TOF in West Africa. This article describes the pattern and presentation of children diagnosed with TOF patients in a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa over a 9-year period.
Methods: Prospective and consecutive review of all subjects with diagnosis of TOF confirmed with echocardiography at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) between January 2007 and December 2015. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Descriptive statistics were presented as percentages or means and standard deviation. Means of normally distributed variables were compared using the Students’ t-test and proportions using Chi-square test. Skewed distributions were analyzed using appropriate non-parametric tests. Level of significance set at P},
issn = {2223-3660}, url = {https://cdt.amegroups.org/article/view/10597}
}