Serum Iron Status of Children with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease in Lagos, Nigeria.

Objectives: Cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) predisposes patients to iron deficiency due to compensatory secondary erythrocytosis. This study aimed to determine the serum iron status and prevalence of iron deficiency among children with cyanotic congenital heart disease attending the Paediatric Cardiology outpatient clinic of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.

Methods: This cross-sectional case-control study took place between May and October 2015 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

The burden of rheumatic heart disease among children in Lagos: how are we fairing?

Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease still remains a cause of morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries, despite its eradication in developed societies. The study aimed to document the features of children with rheumatic heart disease using clinical evaluation and echocardiography and compare it with reports from other part of the country.

Methods: A review of a prospectively collected data of patients with rheumatic heart disease who had echocardiography done from April 2007-Dec 2016.