Profile of cardiac diseases in Ethiopian children.

A review of cardiac admissions revealed 365 cases. One hundred and ten patients were eligible. This accounted for 0.65% of all admissions (N=16,905). Rheumatic heart disease accounted for 54.5% (N=60), congenital heart disease for 35.5% (N=39), and acquired heart disease of nonrheumatic origin for 10% (N=11) or cardiac admissions