MINOR ANOMALIES OF THE HEART IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ACCORDING TO ECHOCARDIOGRAM DATA

This article presents the results of a survey of the prevalence and structure of minor heart anomalies among 38598 schoolchildren aged 6 to 16 years in the Kyrgyz Republic according to echocardiogram (echo) data. The survey was performed by questionnaire, general clinical examination with auscultation of the heart. Echocardiographic examination was performed in 2919 children (7.56%) with a heart murmur. echo was performed according to the standard technique on a portable SonoscapeS9 device manufactured by SonoScapeMedicalCorp. On the basis of the study the authors revealed the following: congenital heart defects (CHD) requiring surgical intervention amounted to 0.5%, and with small heart anomalies - 3.5%. In the structure of small cardiac anomalies, an abnormally located extra chorda is common, and aneurysm of the interventricular septum and tricuspid valve prolapse are detected less frequently. Taking into account these studies, the article notes that minor cardiac anomalies do not lead to obvious hemodynamic abnormalities, as heart defects, but can worsen the quality of life, as well as cause pathologic conditions threatening the life of the patient.