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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Congenital heart defect corrective surgery |
 | | For some heart defect repairs, the incision is made on the side of the chest, between the ribs (thoracotomy) instead of through the breastbone (sternotomy). | | | The outcome of heart surgery depends on the child's condition, the type of defect, and the type of surgery. | | | A medication called prostaglandin E may be given to maintain a patent ductus arteriosus as an alternate channel to the lungs until corrective surgery can be performed. |
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| | Heart surgery for congenital defects Vhi Healthcare |
| | Heart surgery for congenital defects is performed to repair a defect as much as possible and improve the flow of blood and oxygen to the body. | | | After heart surgery for congenital defects, the patient goes to an intensive care ward where he or she is connected to a variety of tubes and monitors, including a ventilator. | | | Congenital means conditions which are present at birth. |
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| | Congenital Heart Defects in Children Fact Sheet |
| | Congenital heart defects are structural problems with the heart present at birth. | | | They result when a mishap occurs during heart development soon after conception and often before the mother is aware that she is pregnant. | | | For example, in the 1960s and 1970s the risk of dying following congenital heart surgery was about 30% and today it is around 5%. |
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| | Congenital Heart Defects |
| | If your child's doctor thinks that your baby may have a congenital defect, he or she may refer you to a pediatric cardiologist. | | | This is a narrowing of a portion of the aorta, and often seriously decreases the blood flow from the heart out to the lower portion of the body. | | | If you think your child may have a congenital heart defect or you notice any signs (such as difficulty breathing or feeding or bluish skin) that concern you, call your child's doctor. |
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| | Medical References: Congenital Heart Defects |
| | Today, most heart defects can be corrected, or at least helped, by surgery, medicine or devices such as artificial valves and pacemakers. | | | While most families have no more than one child with a heart defect, these malformations are more likely to occur in siblings or offspring of people who have heart defects than in unaffected families. | | | Siblings of an affected child are slightly more likely than other children to have the same kind of heart defect as their brother or sister. |
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| | Types of CHD and their Descriptions
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| | Dextrocardia can complicate heart defect treatments in that it can make surgery even more difficult, and heart transplants for patients with dextrocardia are more difficult since the anatomy of the donor and recipient don't match. | | | This is one of the least complex forms of congenital heart defect, and was one of the first types to be repaired surgically. | | | This defect is usually corrected in infancy with open heart surgery to restore normal blood circulation through the heart. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Congenital heart disease |
| | One of the most important factors in determining the outcome of a baby born with a congenital heart disease is whether the defect was found and followed during the pregnancy. | | | The risk of death from congenital heart disease surgery has dropped from approximately 30% in the 1970s to less than 5% in most cases today. | | | The delivery can then be anticipated and the appropriate medical personnel (such as a pediatric cardiologist, a cardiothoracic surgeon, ans a neontatologist) can be present, ready to intervene as necessary. |
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| | NONCARDIAC DEFECTS IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: 14(3) |
| | The results of this study confirm the well-recognized association between trisomy-21 and cardiac malformation, and emphasize the need to search for such defects in any child with Down phenotype, and suggest that there is a relatively high incidence of serious NCD in children with congenital heart disease. | | | In this regard, a knowledge of the general incidence and types of such NCD in a particular region would be useful since it could serve as a guide during the preoperative assessment of individual patients. | | | Therefore, the 25% incidence in the present study may well be a reflection of both a relatively high general incidence and a clustering effect. |
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| | Congenital Heart Disease |
| | A surgical shunting procedure is often necessary to increase the blood flow to the lungs. | | | Some heart problems are likely to occur if the mother had a disease while pregnant and was taking medications, such as anti-seizure medicines. | | | We can classify congenital heart defects into several categories in order to better understand the problems the baby will experience. |
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| | Question 26 - Congenital defects or infant deaths? Are these chosen also? |
| | A congenital defect, as well as an infant's death, is not chosen by the brain of the baby, but by the mind that projected a figure in a dream that was born deformed or died at a very early age. | | | Therefore, if a thought of imperfection or death is entertained by the separated mind, it can be experienced as a congenital defect or an infant death in what is perceived to be the life of an individual. | | | If one returns to our earlier analogy of the body (and brain) as a puppet, carrying out the wishes of the non-human mind, answers to questions like the above will make perfect sense. |
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| | CANADIAN ADULT CONGENITAL HEART NETWORK |
| | For those considering a pregnancy a thorough discussion with the health care team about the risk of transmission and the chances of having a child with a congenital defect is a necessary step. | | | Personal values and circumstances such as the desire to have children, the partner’s wishes, finances, and work opportunities are important points to keep in mind. | | | For the mother-to-be with congenital heart disease past surgery and scarring on the heart can increase the chance of arrhythmias. |
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| | ISACCD - Patient Guide, page 1 |
| | Parents with congenital heart defects are more likely to have affected children than are parents with normal hearts (approximately ten percent versus one percent). | | | Interestingly, the heart defect in your child may not be the same as yours. | | | If one child in your family has a congenital heart defect, the chance of having other children with a heart defect is slightly increased (four percent versus one percent). |
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| | Congenital disorder -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | For instance the (The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body) heart is susceptible from three to eight weeks, but the (The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium) ear is susceptible from a slightly later time to about twelve weeks. | | | The usage overlaps, but also involves a value judgement as to the harmfulness of the condition. | | | Many affect the structure of body parts but some simply affect the function. |
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| | VM 8754 CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE |
| | The treatment of choice is surgical correction using a midline laparotomy. | | | While the prognosis can vary enormously depending on the severity of the underlying defect, it is clear that dogs with advanced clinical, electrocardiographic, and radiographic signs have a poor prognosis. | | | Accordingly, all offspring and other descendants of the dog should be examined carefully for evidence of congenital heart disease. |
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| | Virtual Children's Hospital: CQQA: Congenital Heart Disease |
| | Genetic counselors can sometimes tell parents what their chances are of having a baby with a heart defect. | | | Call the doctor if your child with a heart defect needs dental surgery or other surgery. | | | The heart is a muscle that pumps oxygen rich blood to the rest of the body. |
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| | What Is A Congenital Heart Defect? |
| | Today, the chances are better than ever that the problem can be overcome and that he or she can look forward to a normal life. | | | If you would like more information on a specific defect or a particular procedure, please feel free to contact us. | | | Your doctor can give you the best advice about your child's specific heart defect. |
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| | Mott Health Topics: Caring for the Infant and Child with Congenital Heart Disease |
| | If your primary physician suspects that your child has a congenital heart defect, he or she will most likely refer your child to a pediatric cardiologist for a specialized evaluation. | | | Physicians, nurses, social workers, and dietitians comprise part of the health care team available to your child at many of the centers which specialize in the care of children with heart defects. | | | In addition to providing a thorough physical examination, your child's cardiologist will use diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, chest x-ray or cardiac catheterization to determine the type and severity of your child's heart defect. |
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| | Congenital heart disease information, support and other resources for UK patients |
| | Grown Up Congenital Heart (GUCH) Patients Association - a UK charity offering support for families of teenagers or adults with congenital heart defects and information sheets including explanations of heart surgery that patients might undergo and advice on living with the condition | | | Children's Heart Federation - a UK charity providing information sheets on coping with all aspects of life as a family affected by heart problems and a newsletter of current issues on the subject. | | | This information has been checked by doctors to ensure it is correct and appropriate for UK patients. |
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| | CHD resources |
| | This is a support group for parents of children with congenital heart defects and anyone else who is affected by CHD. | | | Successful cardiac surgery in infants and children during the 1960s and 1970s has resulted in a rapidly growing population of adults with congenital heart disease. | | | Highly specialized care is provided by a team of physicians specifically interested in the problems of adults with congenital heart disease. |
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| | congenital defect - definition of congenital defect by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | pseudohermaphroditism - congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex | | | meningocele - a congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) | | | spinocerebellar disorder - any of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia |
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| | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day |
| | Congenital Heart Defects (CHD's) affect over 32,000 babies a year (in the US). | | | were affected by this particular heart defect and even more surprised to find | | | We want to help promote organ donation ~ everyone has a chance to save or change a life by donating their organs ~ help give the greatest gift of all ~ life! |
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| | Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia dot Com |
| | In the Medical Sites section you will find links to web sites and pages with information on the medical aspects of CAH, including technical information, medicine, screening, DNA testing, etc. Many of the links are to sites and pages for medical professional so may be hard to understand. | | | Our Message Boards are the heart of our efforts to facilitate the Education and Support of people and families with CAH. | | | Eventually you'll find yourself wading through terms you will not understand. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Congenital Heart Disease |
| | Congenital Heart Disease and Your Baby: How to Care for Your Baby (American Academy of Family Physicians) | | | Feeding Your Infant with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) (American Heart Association) | | | New Devices Treat Heart Defects (Food and Drug Administration) |
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| | Theory of the age dependence of mortality from congenital defects. |
| | A theory is presented, based on the evidence that the congenital defect of an individual is at one of many different levels. | | | It follows from this theory that the death from these infectious diseases up the age of 10 years may be caused by a hidden congenital frailty. | | | The presented theory explains these two observed types of mortality decline with age. |
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| | Congenital heart defect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Slightly less than 1% of all newborn infants have congenital heart disease. | | | Eight defects are more common than all others and make up 80% of all congenital heart diseases, whereas the remaining 20% consist of many independently infrequent conditions or combinations of several defects. | | | Adult Congenital Heart Association US-based organization for adults with congenital heart disease |
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| | CHDQUILTHOME |
| | The Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Quilt Project was created to promote greater public awareness of Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), while honoring the strength, courage, and commitment of all those born with a CHD and their families. | | | The Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Quilts are a series of quilts honoring 42 individuals with CHD. | | | Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are the number 1 birth defect and the leading cause of birth defect related death, yet there is very little public awareness of the 35 known diagnosis of CHD. |
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| | Acyanotic |
| | In a congenital condition, the problem is present before or shortly after birth thus causing problems for the newborn infants. | | | Some infants with severe acyanotic varieties of congenital heart disease may fail to thrive and may have breathing difficulties. | | | Acyanotic Heart Disease is a broad term for any congenital heart defect in which all of the blood returning to the right side of the heart passes through the lungs and pulmonary vasculature in the normal fashion. |
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| | UMMC - Congenital Heart Defects |
| | For more information about congenital heart defects, contact your doctor. | | | Treatment varies, depending on the individual circumstances, but may include medication to relieve symptoms and prevent complications or surgery to repair the defects as possible. | | | For example, a defect may obstruct blood flow in the heart or cause the blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern. |
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| | Dictionary Lookup - congenital_defect |
| | Find or unscramble the word you need to complete that puzzle or to finish that project or homework! | | | · a defect that is present at birth |
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| | Congenital Heart Information Network |
| | Help support The Congenital Heart Information Network and promote awareness of CHD by purchasing our beautiful holiday cards! | | | Become a part of our dynamic international community of health professionals, families, and individuals affected by Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Onset Heart Disease. | | | C.H.I.N. is an international organization that provides reliable information, support services and resources to families of children with congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, adults with congenital heart defects, and the professionals who work with them. |
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| | Congenital Heart Defects .com |
| | We do not provide medical advice, but we do have information which can supplement what doctors and other professionals provide. | | | Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information. | | | This site is devoted to providing information to members of the world-wide congenital heart defect (CHD) community. |
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| | Heart disease is the most common congenital defect |
| | Other children born with congenital heart defects are treated by medication. | | | Heart disease is the most common congenital defect, affecting about 1 percent of the population, according to Dr. Henry Gelband, Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology at the University of Miami School of Medicine and Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Cardiology at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. | | | Twenty percent of these children with congenital heart defects require surgery. |
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| | The KID Foundation - News & Events |
| | In the recent past, many private, commercial health insurers have denied claims for these therapies granted through this mandate to treat autism by claiming that autism didn't fit the criteria they used to be considered a congenital defect. | | | December 22, 2004 — Denver — Several major commercial (State of Colorado) health insurance carriers have agreed to cover autism as a "congenital (birth) defect" and pay for 20 visits each of medically necessary speech therapy (ST), occupational therapy (OT)and physical therapy (PT) as provided by the State of Colorado health plan mandate. | | | while this change affects the private, commercial plans of the insurers listed here, you can use this example to show another carrier that autism is indeed considered a congenital defect by leading insurers in Colorado; |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 19, Ch. 261, Congenital Anomalies |
| | Obstetric factors that may suggest an anomaly include breech presentation; polyhydramnios, which may result from difficulty in swallowing (eg, due to severe CNS disorders such as anencephaly) or blockage of the GI tract (eg, due to esophageal atresia); and oligohydramnios, which may be caused by low urine output due to GU anomalies. | | | Genetic factors may cause many single anomalies and syndromes. | | | Incidence varies with the type of defect; the geographic area, presumably due to genetic and/or environmental factors (spina bifida occurs in 3 to 4/1000 births in areas of Ireland but in 1/1000 in the USA); and cultural practices (consanguineous marriages increase the risk of genetic abnormalities). |
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| | Sloan-Kettering - Embryonic Stem Cells Correct Congenital Heart Defect in Mouse Embryos |
| | The study was co-authored by Elizabeth E. Stillwell, PhD, Elizabeth E. Romero and Katia Manova, PhD from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Craig T. Basson, MD, PhD and David Wilkes, PhD from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. | | | These two mechanisms (long- and short- range action) in conjunction may account for the full correction of the cardiac defects. | | | In previous studies, Dr. Benezra and colleagues demonstrated a relationship between the presence of a specific protein called Id during embryonic growth and the normal development of capillaries and blood vessels. |
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| | CHIN: CHD Awareness Day |
| | Congenital Heart Disease is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide. | | | In November, 1999, Jeanne Imperati, organizer of the Awareness campaign, encouraged members of our online support groups, visitors to our site, and interested health professionals to write to their governors, requesting that February 14, 2000 be proclaimed as A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day™ in their state. | | | An international coalition of families, individuals, non-profit organizations, support groups, and health professionals participate in a campaign to increase public awareness of Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Heart Disease. |
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| | Congenital Kidney Defects |
| | These defects may be inherited from the parents, but they may also be due to either abnormal maturation of the fetus, or a mutation. | | | There are three major types of congenital kidney defects that are the result of abnormal maturation, these are: Renal hypoplasia, which is the underdevelopment of one or both kidneys. | | | No part of this publication shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission from Bark Bytes, Inc. |
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| | KUMC Department of Pediatrics/Cardiology |
| | Unless otherwise labeled, all images, text, sound files and movies contained in these web pages are copyrighted (© 1992,93,94,95,96,97,98,99) by Dr. Robert H. Ardinger, Jr., MD. Several images included at this site are from the "Multimedia Encyclopedia of Congenital Heart Disease" and were graciously provided by Scientific Software Solutions (SSS). |
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| | World Soccer News, shocking... |
| | The poor chap only had a bright future to look forward to: Foe's Future | | | I can only guess they will find a previously undiscovered congenital defect. |
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