Table 5 Severity of congenital heart disease in asymptomatic newborns with cardiac murmur
Sources | Classification of CHD severity | CHD number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Al-Ammouri et al. [33] | Total CHD | 68 |
Critical: hypoplastic left heart syndrome, aortic stenosis | 4 (5.9) | |
Significant: CHD proved to be symptomatic and/or eventually required intervention during infancy or childhood | 18 (26.5) | |
Others | 46 (67.6) | |
Minocha et al. [26] | Total CHD | 188 |
Critical: CHD requiring immediate intervention | 2 (1.1) | |
Major: CHD requiring intervention within 12 months of life | 26 (13.8) | |
Minor: CHD expected to resolve spontaneously or unlikely to require intervention | 160 (85.1) | |
Fenster et al. [34] | Total CHD | 11 |
CHD triggered a change in management before hospital discharge | 3 (27.3) | |
CHD necessitating outpatient cardiology follow-up | 8 (72.7) |