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. 2009 Apr;20(2):112–115.

Table 1. Echocardiographic Diagnoses And Outcome Of Patients With Down’s Syndrome.

Diagnosis No % Outcome
Normal 7 9
AVSD 38 48
Complete AVSD 25 Three patients had complete repair with good results, six had Eisenmenger’s syndrome on presentation. One with severe failure to thrive was not offered surgery, 15 patients were awaiting surgery
Partial AVSD 7 One had Ebstein-like tricuspid valve, for elective surgery
Unbalanced AVSD 4 Not offered surgery
AVSD with doubleoutlet right ventricle 1 Not offered surgery
AVSD with no primum ASD 1 Waiting for surgery
VSD 19 23
Isolated VSD 15 One patient had complete repair with good results, two had pulmonary artery band, 13 were awaiting surgery
VSD with mitral valve cleft 4 Waiting for surgery
TOF 5 6 Two had complete repair with good results, three were awaiting surgery
PDA 6 7 One had PDA catheter closure, five were awaiting surgery
Isolated mitral valve cleft 2 2.5 Waiting for surgery
Secundum ASD 2 2.5 For elective surgery/catheter closure
VSD/PS with small right ventricle 1 1.5 Not offered surgery, died
Total 80 100