Cardiac disorders among children aged 1 month to 15 years at Muhimbili Medical centre: disgnosis, Management and course of the disease
| dc.contributor.author | Kazimoto, Theodora K | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-25T09:25:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T09:25:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1989 | |
| dc.description | Available in print form, EAF collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, class mark (THS EAF RC683.K39 ) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This is a retrospective analysis of cardiac disorders in children aged one month to 15 years at Muhimbili Medical Centre. The case notes of 1 07 newly diagnosed cardiac patients who were ten between January 1 984 through December 1985 were analyzed. The most common kinds of heart disease were congenital heart disease (77.6%), rheumatic heart disease (1 6.8%) and cardiomyopathies (5.6%). Congestive cardiac failure was the most common complication seems (25%). Surgical treatment was carried out abroad in 10.9% of the patients, although it was indicated L1 an additional 39.3%. Medical therapy was given to 55.1%. Of all patients analysed 17 .8% lost to follow-up, 6.7 died, 55.7% improved, 29.5 remained stable, 14.8% worsened. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kazimoto, T.K ( 1989 ) Cardiac disorders among children aged 1 month to 15 years at Muhimbili Medical centre: disgnosis, Management and course of the disease, Masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14401 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Heart | en_US |
| dc.subject | Diseases | en_US |
| dc.title | Cardiac disorders among children aged 1 month to 15 years at Muhimbili Medical centre: disgnosis, Management and course of the disease | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |