Congenital Heart Disease Articles
Congenital heart disease refers to a problem with the heart's structure and function due to abnormal heart development before birth. Congenital means present at birth.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Congenital heart disease (CHD) can describe a number of different problems affecting the heart. It is the most common type of birth defect. Congenital heart disease is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defects. Many of these defects need...
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Heart Day: How Sleep Plays a Role in Congenital Heart Disease
For several years, February 14 has been designated Congenital Heart Defect Day. And what better day could there be than Valentines Day,... Read more »
Investing in heart health: Steps to Prevent Heart Disease
There are very few people that I know that would deny themselves a medicine or a procedure to avoid a major illness. Some would even add... Read more »
Article on Assisted Suicide Asks Questions of Heart and Conscience
In my previous post, I wrote about couples who committed murder-suicide as a last, desperate act to stay "independent" and out of nursing... Read more »
Children with Obesity At-Risk for Early Heart Disease: Bake Sales...
Obese kids as young as 10 have the arterial changes of someone who has lived several decades longer. These and other abnormalities put... Read more »
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Congenital heart defect corrective surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries fix or treat heart defects that a child is born with. A baby born with heart defects has congenital... Read more »
8 Ways to Stave Off Heart Disease
One of the best ways to protect yourself from heart disease is to eat a heart-healthy diet, but changing the way you eat can be tough. In this... Read more »
Congenital rubella
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
There is no specific treatment for congenital rubella. Care involves appropriate treatment of affected systems in consultation with your health care... Read more »
Congenital nephrotic syndrome
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Nephrotic syndrome - congenitalSymptomsCoughDecreased urine outputFoamy appearance of urineLow birth weightPoor appetiteSwelling (total body)Signs... Read more »
Diaphragmatic hernia repair: congenital
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The diaphragm is a large dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity (where your heart and lungs are) from the belly area. The diaphragm is a... Read more »
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