Get the fact of Congenital Heart Defects

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What Are Congenital Heart Defects?
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What is CHD

• Congenital Heart Defect is a problem with the
  structure of the heart, usually present at birth.
• Congenital Heart Defects are the most common type
  of birth defects. In this condition, the flow of
  the blood through the heart gets disrupted.
• The blood flow can slow down, go in wrong
  direction or wrong place, or can get completely
  blocked.

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Types of CHD

• 1. Holes in the Heart (Septal Defects)
• a. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
• b. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
• 2. Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
• 3. Valvular Disorders
• a. Stenosis
• b. Atresia
• c. Regurgitation
• 4. Tetralogy of Fallot

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Causes Risks Factors

• Maternal smoking/Exposure to second hand smoke
  during the first trimester of pregnancy.
• Maternal Binge Drinking.
• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
• Obesity in Mother.
• Folate Deficiency.
• Having a parent with CHD.

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Signs Symptoms of CHD

• Rapid Breathing
• Cyanosis (A bluish tint to Skin,Lips,Fingernails)
• Fatigue
• Heart Murmurs
• Poor Blood Circulation

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How CHD is Diagnosed?

• Physical exams include checking the infant for
  rapid Breathing, Heart murmurs, Cyanosis, Delayed
  growth or any such symptom.
• Diagnostic tests
• Echocardiography
• EKG (Electrocardiogram)
• Chest X Ray
• Pulse Oximetry
• Cardiac Catheterization

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CHD Treatment Options

• Treatment of a child depends on the type
  severity of the heart defect also Age, Size
  General health of the child. Some types of CHD's
  can be cured with the help of plain medicines
  without any major Treatment.
• Treatment options for Complex CHD's
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Surgery
• a. Open Heart Surgery
• b. Heart Transplant

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