Prevalence of Structural Heart Diseases Detected by Handheld Echocardiographic Device in School-Age Children in Iran: The SHED LIGHT Study.

Saeid Hosseini Niloufar Samiei Avisa Tabib Hooman Bakhshande Yousef Rezaei Mozhgan Parsaee Fariba Rashidi Ghader Maryam Borjali Maryam Shojaeifard Zahra Khajali Sepideh Taghavi Ahmad Amin Golnar Mortaz Hejri Homa Ghaderian Golnaz Houshmand Raheleh Kaviani Melody Farrashi Marziyeh Pakbaz Hoda Mombeini Sedigheh Saedi Alireza Alizadeh Ghavidel Gholamreza Omrani Ahmad Mohebbi Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari Mohammad Rafie Khorgami Akbar Nikpajouh Ahmad Amin Majid Maleki Carlos-Alberto Mestres Luigi Paolo Badano Feridoun Noohinull null

Published in: Global heart (2022)

The implementation of echocardiographic examinations for detecting SHD among young population is feasible which detected SHD prevalence in our population comparable to previous reports. Further studies are required to delineate its economic aspects for community-based screening.

Keyphrases

risk factors
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve
left atrial
healthcare
primary care
heart failure
young adults
atrial fibrillation
emergency department
middle aged
life cycle