Effect of COVID-19 on congenital heart disease children: a literature review

Authors

  • Mahmoud Ibrahim Ali Department of Pediatrics, Maternity and Children Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Hisham Fayiz Alkhuzaie Department of Pediatrics, Security Forces Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Saleh Abbas Alhashim College of Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  • Hadeel Abdulhameed Hassan Health Education, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Amal Hassan Tawhari College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
  • Mariam Ali Al Aqili College of Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  • Ahmad Khaled Abdulqader College of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohamed Sadek Hegaze Department of Pediatrics, King Hamad University Hospital, Muharraq, Bahrain
  • Saleh Mahdi Alturkistani College of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulrahman Muneer Hameed College of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Aishah Ahmad Radin College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Mlouk Bassam Shabrawishi General Physician, Primary Health Care Center, King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Shrouq Abdulaziz Almadani General Physician, Ministry of Health, Medina, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210032

Keywords:

COVID-19, Congenital heart diseases, Impact, Effect, Surgeries

Abstract

Congenital heart diseases are the most common birth defects and have variable levels of severity. Some studies showed that CHD increases the odds of COVID-19 realted complications; however, others suggested that there is no such a correlation. Due to the aforementioned lack of evidence, we aim in this review to provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of COVID-19 infection on CHD patients. For that, an extensive literature search of Medline, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases was performed using the medical subject headings or a combination of all possible related terms. Patients diagnosed with both CHD and COVID-19 infection has reported that CHD patients, especially those with a genetic syndrome, are at high risk to develop moderate to severe symptoms. Moreover, CHD surgeries were postponed or even canceled, with a decline in overall admission days, due to hospital protocol or pateints’ decisions. Also, the findings suggested that congenital heart surgeries can be safely done during the pandemic when there is case volume limitation, with the safety precautions are followed by both surgical staff and patients. In conclusion, the scarce evidence along with the variety in CHD types and their different clinical presentations; makes it hard to predict the outcomes and to manage CHD-COVID-19 co-morbid children. More studies are needed to guide management plans in this particular context.

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2021-01-27

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Ali, M. I., Alkhuzaie, H. F., Alhashim, S. A., Hassan, H. A., Tawhari, A. H., Al Aqili, M. A., Abdulqader, A. K., Hegaze, M. S., Alturkistani, S. M., Hameed, A. M., Radin, A. A., Shabrawishi, M. B., & Almadani, S. A. (2021). Effect of COVID-19 on congenital heart disease children: a literature review. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(2), 900–904. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210032

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