Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron Supplementation Practices Among Uncorrected Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease Patients and its associated factors at the Pediatrics Cardiac Clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital; Hospital based Cross-Sectional Study
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2025-06-19
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Addis Ababa University
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) refers to a significant structural defect in the heart or major blood vessels within the chest that affects how the heart functions. According to EUROCAT registries, CHD affected approximately 8 out of every 1,000 births in Europe between 2000 and 2005, with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) making up 25% of cases. CCHD is characterized by the right-to-left shunting of desaturated blood, leading to decreased oxygen saturation in the systemic circulation. A common but often overlooked complication in children with CCHD is iron deficiency (ID), which can go undetected due to misleading high hemoglobin levels that mask the condition.
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Iron Deficiency and Iron Supplementation Practices