Congenital heart disease

Congenital heart diseases refers to the structural (anatomical) or physiological defects in the normal functioning of the heart as a result of birth defects that may be diagnosed soon after birth or may take years to produce full blown cardiac insufficiency. Valvular heart defects form the most common variety of congenital cardiac defect that is associated with high morbidity and mortality in adult years if no management options are employed. This is because the metabolic demands of the body increase with growth and development that poses more pressure on the heart leading to cardiac failure or circulatory deficits. With overall prevalence of 26.6%, it was suggested that only 12.1% cases can be detected by clinical evaluation. Among the most…

Introduction Congenital heart disease, also known as Congenital heart defects (CHD), incorporates an assortment of abnormalities of the structure and function of the heart and/or the heart's major blood vessels, which transpire before birth and are existent at birth. CHD occurs when the heart or blood vessels do not develop normally before birth. In some serious cases, CHD can cause a child to need immediate surgery in order to survive, but in other mild cases, CHD will not be apparent until…

Congenital heart disease, or CHD, is a problem with the heart's structure and function that is present at birth. Congenital heart disease can describe a number of different problems affecting the heart. It is the most common type of birth defect. CHD causes more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defects. There are many causes of CHD including problems with genes or chromosomes in the child, taking certain medications, drugs, or alcohol during pregnancy,and a viral infection,…

What is congenital heart defect? There are so many types of heart defect that generally exists and are noticed. Some of them either obstruct blood flow in heart oil vessels or some of them results in the slow blood to flow through the heart in abnormal way. There are other defects that you may notice such as long QT syndrome due to which the heart rhythm or heart beats gets uneven. If any of the effects are related to common birth defects, then chances are high that it causes to death only. All…

Introduction Congenital Heart Disease is apart of the respiratory system. The respiratory system is very important and fragile. It constitutes many functions with in the body. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a series of cardiac defects. This disease is mostly prevalent at birth. However, it can develop at a later stage in life. It has become very significant in adulthood. There are many forms of CHD. For example, atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects. The heart is a very complex…

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a defect related to the cardiovascular system. CHD alters the way blood flows into the heart. The irregularity of the heart in people with CHD is developed from birth though symptoms of the condition may not be present until adulthood. During the time of birth the closure of the ductus arteriosus (DA) should occur about 15 hours after birth though functional closure may be delayed for up to 3 months of life. Thus, an open DA is the functional indicator of…

heart is the most important organ in the human body. Without the heart life would not be possible, it is responsible for getting neturients and oxygen throught the body by way of the circulatory system. Modern medicine has advanced greatly within the last 30 years and almost all heart diseases can be treated successfully if detected in time. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a malformation of the large blood vessel near the heart. Congenital heart disease is one of the most common forms of…

There are things that increase the chances of a child to have congenital heart disease are; the first conditions Genetics, this is a condition that is inherited from both or one of the baby’s parents and is recognised as a type of congenital disease that runs in the family. Down syndrome is the most known genetic condition that can cause congenital heart disease and the children that are born with down syndrome also born with a range of disabilities which is due to the genetic abnormally, about…

- Congenital Heart Defect (patent ductus arterious/pda) - Asthma - GERD – G-tube feeding - Dysphagia - Mixed receptive -expressive language disorder - Allergic to Bactrim - Palatal Talon Cusps - Bilateral Epicanthal folds Subjective findings - Prematurity - Lack maternal pre-natal care - Non- progressive /unproductive labor (delivered via C- Sec) Objective findings - Impaired development in all areas - Poor sense of balance, coordination, and motor planning - Limited endurance to gross motor…

Travolina Fayetteville Technical Community College Abstract Tetralogy of Fallot is a birth defect that affects the pathway of blood flow through the heart. In a patient with the defect there are four anatomical deformities that make up the condition itself. Tetralogy of Fallot is a condition that affects approximately 5 in 10,000 infants. (Mayo Clinic, 2017) The rare congenital heart defect affects both males and females alike. Tetralogy of Fallot is generally discovered shortly…