Congenital Heart Disease Facts
Health Encyclopedia: Congenital Heart Disease
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Avoiding endocarditis prophylaxis at your next dental appointment
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...endocarditis.Cardiac transplant patients with valve disease.Congenital heart disease repaired... Read more »
Injectables Used for Erectile Dysfunction
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...also has an indication for usage in patients with congenital heart disease. The drug is now... Read more »
Silent Heart Disease in Diabetes: “Why Don’t I Feel it?”
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...or tobacco, has high cholesterol, is diabetic, has congenital heart disease or rheumatic fever... Read more »
Young People Going Uninsured: Beyond the "Invinceable Factor"
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...children or older adults. More than 20,000 people with congenital heart disease reach their... Read more »
Inflammation: Pathophysiology, Disease and MS
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert...imposed upon a functioning heart. In contrast, Congenital Heart Disease is a birth defect... Read more »
Health Guide
Congenital heart disease
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,... Read more »Congenital heart disease
Treatment depends on the specific condition. Most congenital heart diseases require medications and surgery to repair the defect. Expectations (prognosis) How well a... Read more »Congenital heart disease
...pregnancy increase the risk of heart defects. There may be some hereditary factors that play a role in congenital heart disease. It is rare but not impossible for more than one child in a family... Read more »Heart disease
... Aortic stenosis Arrhythmias Cardiogenic shock Congenital heart disease Coronary artery disease (CAD) Dilated... Read more »Pulmonary atresia
Pulmonary atresia is an extremely rare form of congenital heart disease in which the pulmonary valve does not form properly. The pulmonary valve is a flap-like opening on the right... Read more »Images
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April 14, 2008By Meghan Yost, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 newborns have congenital... Read summary »
Study: Folic acid cuts newborns' heart risks
October 03, 2008Women who increase their folic acid intake while pregnant may cut their baby's risk of being born with congenital heart disease. Canadian researchers... Read summary »
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