THE CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE HEART FROM THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BACĂU COUNTY

• Main Author: Aura Manuela David
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași 2006-08-01
• Series: Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara
• Online Access: http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/346

: During 1998 – 2003 it has been realized a study on a lot of 27,623 subjects represented by children from Bacu county. There were found 128 cases of congenital malformations of the heart, from which 82 cases are coming from the rural environment. The cases of congenital malformations of the heart are found more at boys (45) than at girls (37). The children found with congenital malformations of the heart are of different ages as following: 0-1 year – 55 cases, 1-3 years – 13 cases, 3-5 years – 3 cases, 5-7 years – 3 cases, 7-10 years – 3 cases and over 10 years – 6 cases. From the cases found in the rural environment, 18 deceases have been registered (14 boys and 4 girls) who were under 1 year old. The most frequent congenital malformations of the heart found and confirmed are defects of auricular and ventricular septum, the transposition of the great blood vessels, the auricular and ventricular hypoplasia, coarctation of aorta, the congenital aortic insufficiency, the tetralogy of Fallot, hypoplasic aortic stenosis, the persistence of Botall orifice and the heart’s position right part of the body. A number of 16 children have benefited of surgical treatment of reparation in special clinics from Iai, Bucureti and Târgu Mure.