Elmoghazy, E., Hafez Ibrahim, M., Abdulnabi, S., Shawky, N. (2022). Iron Deficiency in Children with Cyanotic and Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(1), 5017-5022. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.261165
Eman Mahmoud Mohammed Elmoghazy; Mohammed Osman Hafez Ibrahim; Sulayman Nasr Ali Abdulnabi; Nagwa Mohammed Shawky. "Iron Deficiency in Children with Cyanotic and Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89, 1, 2022, 5017-5022. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.261165
Elmoghazy, E., Hafez Ibrahim, M., Abdulnabi, S., Shawky, N. (2022). 'Iron Deficiency in Children with Cyanotic and Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(1), pp. 5017-5022. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.261165
Elmoghazy, E., Hafez Ibrahim, M., Abdulnabi, S., Shawky, N. Iron Deficiency in Children with Cyanotic and Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022; 89(1): 5017-5022. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.261165
Iron Deficiency in Children with Cyanotic and Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
Background: Cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) predisposes patients to iron deficiency due to compensatory secondary erythrocytosis. Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of iron deficiency among infants and children having cyanotic and non-cyanotic congenital heart disease. Patients and methods: This was a case-control study enrolled 30 children with congenital heart disease whether cyanotic or non-cyanotic at the Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care Cardiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine at Zagazig University Pediatrics Hospital. They divided into 15 cyanotic and 15 non-cyanotic congenital heart disease. In addition, 15 healthy age- and sex-matched children were included as a control group ranged from 1 to 5 years ago. Children were investigated by doing complete blood count, pulse oximetry, erythrocyte indices and iron profile, based on the transferrin saturation. Results: Iron deficiency anemia was found among 7 (53.3%) patients with CCHD, 2 (13.3%) patients with non-cyanotic congenital heart disease and 5 (33.3%) healthy children. There was no statistically difference between CCHD children, non-cyanotic congenital heart disease children and normal healthy children. Conclusion: Iron deficiency anemia remains a very common health problem and leads to high morbidity and mortality rates among children with congenital heart disease.