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ArticleRambam Maimonides medical journal2021

Incidence of Cardiac Manifestations in Children with Dengue Fever: A Cross-sectional Study.

Janakiraman Abhinayaa, Saji James, Rathinasamy Jebaraj, Ponnurangam Nagarajan Vinoth

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Article in Rambam Maimonides medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Janakiraman AbhinayaaDepartment of Pediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Saji JamesDepartment of Pediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rathinasamy JebarajDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ponnurangam Nagarajan VinothDepartment of Pediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · INSri Ramachandra Medical Centre · IN

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objectiveThe aim of our study was to explore the incidence of cardiac involvement in children with dengue infection admitted in a tertiary care hospital and to evaluate the features of cardiac involvement with the severity of dengue fever.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted from September 2014 to August 2016. A total of 130 patients with confirmed dengue NS1 antigen or IgM antibody positivity between the ages of 1 month and 18 years were evaluated. On the third day of admission, blood samples for cardiac markers were collected, and electrocardiograms (ECG) and echocardiograms were performed for each patient.

resultsOf the 130 dengue patients in the study, 60 (46.2%) were males and 70 (53.8%) were females (male to female ratio, 1:1.16). Cardiac involvement was present in 60 (46.2%) children and was more prominent in children with severe dengue (72.7%), followed by dengue with warning symptoms (53.8%) and dengue fever (28.6%). There was no significant correlation between cardiac involvement and primary/secondary dengue. Both ECG and echocardiography changes were significantly correlated with dengue severity, as opposed to cardiac markers.

conclusionsCardiac involvement was present in children with dengue. Evaluation with ECG, echocardiography, and cardiac markers such as creatine phosphokinase-myocardial band (CPK-MB) are required for the management of cardiac complications in children with dengue. Our study showed an association between cardiac involvement and the severity of dengue. Further studies should be framed, and follow-up of dengue patients with cardiac involvement is necessary for therapeutic management.

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