[
    {
        "id": "osp-1717",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Adolescents and Adults with Congenital Heart Diseases in Oman",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al Balushi",
                "given": "Asim"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Kindi",
                "given": "Hamood"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Shuaili",
                "given": "Hamood"
            },
            {
                "family": "Kumar",
                "given": "Suresh"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Maskari",
                "given": "Salim"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/adolescents-and-adults-with-congenital-heart-diseases-in-oman",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2015
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2015.05",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: The aim of our study was to examine the spectrum, demographics, and mortality rate among adolescents and adults with congenital heart diseases (CHD) in Oman. Methods: Data was collected retrospectively from the Royal Hospital, Muscat, electronic health records for all patients with a diagnosis of CHD aged 13 years and above. Data was analyzed according to the type of CHD and in-hospital mortality was assessed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Results: A total of 600 patients with CHD were identified, among them 145 (24%) were aged 18 years or below. The median age was 24 years. The majority of patients had a simple form of CHD. Atrial and ventricular septal defects together constituted 62.8% of congenital heart diseases. Most patients were clustered in Muscat (32%) and the Batinah regions (31.1%) of Oman. Patients with tetralogy of Fallot and Fontan had shorter survival time than recorded in the published literature. Conclusion: Mostly simple forms of CHD in younger patients was observed. The survival rate was significantly shortened in more complex lesions compared to simple lesions. A national data registry for CHD is needed to address the morbidities and mortality associated with the disease."
    }
]