ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate and compare the finger and palmar dermatoglyphic patterns in children with congenital heart diseases with that of the normal healthy children.

Study Design: Case control study

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anatomy, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020.

Methodology: One hundred children with both male and female congenital cardiac diseases. Dermatoglyphic palm and finger patterns were investigated.

Results: Ventricular septal defects (VSD) are the most common congenital heart condition in both males (50%) and females (34.8%), followed by atrial septal defects (ASD) in both males (20.4%) and females (20.4%). (39.1%). The majority of loops are located in both the cases and controls groups, followed by whorls, and then arches. With a p-value of 0.001, the rise in whorls in congenital heart diseases is statistically important. When the cases were compared to the controls, the Whorls (p 0.001) and loops (p 0.001) were found to be statistically important, indicating that the Whorls are more common in congenital heart disorders than the controls.

Conclusion: Congenital cardiac illnesses are linked to anomalous dermatoglyphic patterns. In congenital children with heart disease, there is an increase in Whorls and a reduction in the number of arches.

Keywords: Dermatoglyphics, Congenital heart disease, Children