Prevalence of Structural Heart Diseases Detected by Handheld Echocardiographic Device in School-Age Children in Iran: The SHED LIGHT Study

• Main Authors: Saeid Hosseini (Author), Niloufar Samiei (Author), Avisa Tabib (Author), Hooman Bakhshandeh (Author), Yousef Rezaei (Author), Mozhgan Parsaee (Author), Fariba Rashidi Ghader (Author), Maryam Moradian (Author), Maryam Shojaeifard (Author), Zahra Khajali (Author), Sepideh Taghavi (Author), Nasim Naderi (Author), Golnar Mortaz Hejri (Author), Homa Ghaderian (Author), Golnaz Houshmand (Author), Raheleh Kaviani (Author), Melody Farrashi (Author), Marzieh Pakbaz (Author), Hoda Mombeini (Author), Sedigheh Saedi (Author), Alireza Alizadeh Ghavidel (Author), Gholamreza Omrani (Author), Ahmad Mohebbi (Author), Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari (Author), Mohammad Rafie Khorgami (Author), Akbar Nikpajouh (Author), Ahmad Amin (Author), Majid Maleki (Author), Carlos A. Mestres (Author), Luigi Paolo Badano (Author), Feridoun Noohi (Author), On Behalf of the SHED LIGHT Investigators (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Structural heart disease (SHD) has great impacts on healthcare systems, creating further public health concerns. Proper data are scant regarding the magnitude of the affected population by SHD. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of SHD among children and adolescents...