Health and Medical

One of 33 children born in the United States have congenital abnormalities or defects. Congenital heart disease is the commonest types of diseases suffered by children. In one of a hundred to two hundred children have suffering from this disease.

This disorder can be mild so as not detected at birth. However, in certain children, the effects of this disorder diagnosis have been so heavy that can be enforced even before birth. With the sophistication of medical technology in the field of diagnosis and
therapy, many children with congenital heart defects can be remedied and healthy to adulthood.

Dr.Michael According to Katz, an expert in child health from Columbia University, United States, congenital heart disease that is suffered to be due to cardiac development in the fetus is very complicated and complex, so much the possibility of disorder.

“The heart is the most complex organisms and they all had different networks into one and developing in the fetus,” said Katz.

Most types of congenital heart defects are leaking, the porch and bulkhead both chambers of the heart, great vessels transposition and connecting channels remained open between the aorta and pulmonary artery.

Signs or clinical manifestations of congenital heart defects vary greatly, depending on the kind of abnormality. Abnormalities that cause decreased blood flow to the lung is usually characterized by a bluish skin, finger nails, lips and tongue. This is because the body does not get adequate acidity caused by dirty blood flowing to the body. The child’s breathing will become faster and decreases appetite.

Not yet known with certainty why congenital heart defects occur. There alleged was due to pollution, viruses, smoking, rubella, and drugs. Genetic factors are also mentioned the possibility of having a child with a zoom in cardiac abnormalities.

The handling of this disorder can be with drugs, or correcting cardiac catheterization or surgery with assistance.

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