Cardiopatias congênitas em crianças com síndrome de down

• Autor(a) principal: Melo, Maria Cecília Carneiro Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/1751
• topic: Síndrome de down; Cardiopatia congênita; Fisioterapia; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FISIOTERAPIA E TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL

Down syndrome is the most frequent syndrome of birth defects and may be associated with some diseases, such as congenital heart disease, which affects 40 to 60% of these children. The aim of this research was to analyze the presence of congenital heart disease in children with Down syndrome. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, which included a sample of 5 children selected in a non-probabilistic manner, for convenience, carried out in September 2020, in a virtual way. This study was submitted to and approved by the Research Ethics Committee with the CAAE (33461920.8.0000.5176) and after signing the Free and Informed Consent Form by the parents of these children, data collection was performed using a semi-structured instrument, applied through of the Google form, in order to analyze the child's sociodemographic aspects, aspects related to heart disease and possible risk factors. The data were submitted to a simple descriptive analysis and discussed in the light of the literature. The children who participated in this study were aged between 1 and 5 years, with 60% (n = 3) male and 40% (n = 2) female. The sample has a significant prevalence of Down's syndrome due to free trisomy, since all children had the same type. The cardiopathies present in the sample were: Interatrial communication, Persistence of the ductus arteriosus, Atrioventricular septal defect and murmur, with a predominance of females, and among them, only one child was diagnosed during pregnancy. Regarding physiotherapy, all children started physical therapy before 6 months of life. With this research it is concluded that congenital heart diseases are very frequent anomalies in Down Syndrome, since it affects the majority of children attended at the school clinic, generating a great impact on development, therefore, it is important for professionals to know about this disease, so that they can provide greater care and treatment more focused on the condition of these children.