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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. | | | There are two, possibly three, surgical options; one is cardiac transplantation, in which the heart is replaced by a donated heart,; another is a 3-staged surgical procedure and the last surgical option is only available for a subset of HLHS patients and is called a biventricular repair. | | | This is one of the least complex forms of congenital heart defect, and was one of the first types to be repaired surgically. |
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| | Heart defects |
| | Sleeping babies may have heart rates which approach 70 beats per minute, and get a little under that, but that is because they are at total rest and do not need their heart to do a lot of work. | | | For instance, your child's heart rate may go very high when he or she is in pain, laughing, crying, or any time he is excited. | | | Secondly, and more importantly, if your child should need to have heart surgery, make absolutely sure that the surgery is done by a pediatric heart surgeon, who does at least 200 pediatric heart surgeries per year. |
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| | Overview of Congenital Heart Defects and Children's Heart Disease |
| | Some heart problems are likely to occur if the mother had a disease while pregnant and was taking medications, such as anti-seizure medicines. | | | Some heart problems can be watched by the child's physician and managed with medications, while others will require surgery, sometimes as soon as in the first few hours after birth. | | | Congenital heart defects can be classified into several categories in order to better understand the problems the baby will experience. |
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| | Medical References: Congenital Heart Defects |
| | Grantees also are seeking to develop better ways to treat babies with serious heart defects. | | | The heart is a muscle that pumps blood to the body. | | | 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. |
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| | Congenital Heart Disease - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center |
| | Also, babies can be born with heart defects even when none of these conditions are present. | | | Even if one or more of these conditions is present, it does not mean that the baby will be born with a heart defect. | | | They happen when the heart does not develop normally before birth. |
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| | FamilyFun: Health Encyclopedia: Congenital Heart Defects |
| | This test, which is similar to ultrasound, produces a cross-sectional image of the heart, and provides information about the pattern and rate of blood flow within the heart. | | | After contrast dyes are injected into the heart's circulation through a catheter, the cardiologist takes still and moving X-ray pictures of blood as it passes through the heart. | | | Finally, the baby's heart and circulatory system may fail to make the necessary adaptations to life outside the womb. |
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http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/child/health/childhealth/dony79enc_heart
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| | Congenital Heart Defects |
| | Sometimes congenital heart defects produce early symptoms, such as gray or bluish skin tone. | | | Research continues to learn more about congenital heart defects and how to treat them. | | | Congenital (meaning present at birth) heart defects can affect any part of the heart. |
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| | Children's Heart Institute Patient Education - Home |
| | Learn about pressures created by the heart: what they are, how the heart pushes blood through the body, and how doctors use heart pressures to diagnose heart problems. | | | Understand how the heart works including how blood flows through a healthy heart and how the heart pumps. | | | Learn about heart defects and what doctors can do to fix them. |
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| | Alternative Treatment for Reversing Heart Disease - Prevention |
| | Of course when a patient dies while taking powerful drugs, during or shortly after surgery, the doctor is likely to say that he or she would probably have died anyway. | | | When your heart attack risk is 10 times greater than normal — and what not to do during this critical time period. | | | These secrets to good heart health do NOT rely on prescription drugs and needless surgery — which is probably why you’ll never hear about them from conventional sources. |
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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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| | A DAY FOR HEARTS : CHD Awareness Day, Feb.14th - Heart Disease and Cardiology |
| | When a child is born with a heart defect, parents may feel many deep emotions including grief, shock, denial, guilt, anger, despair or confusion. | | | A list of informative resources on the various kinds of surgical procedures performed for birth defects of the heart. | | | A DAY FOR HEARTS gives our vibrant networked online community the chance to take on a humane cause: Promoting Awareness of Congenital Heart Defects. |
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| | Congenital Heart Defects |
| | The fact that the March of Dimes has listed Congenital Heart Defects as the #1 birth defect should bring our attention to learning more about this condition. | | | Top ten supporting websites that can offer an insight and resource into what CHD is, who has been affected by it, and how you can find the support and information you need to cope through these trying times. | | | After surgery and a better understanding, my family and I have been advocates in informing parents about one of the most common birth defects to date. |
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http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/congen_heart_defects
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| | Congenital heart defects: When your baby's born with a heart malformation |
| | If you already have a child with a congenital heart defect, a genetic counselor can predict the approximate odds that your next child will have one. | | | This chronic condition can interfere with the development of your baby's heart. | | | If some activities do pose special dangers, encourage your child in other pursuits instead of focusing on what he or she can't do. |
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| | Baby Hearts Press |
| | The book has chapters on normal heart anatomy and common heart defects associated with HLHS, explanations of the surgical options, commonly used medications and drugs, the availability of social services and more. | | | There is room for the child to add photographs, draw pictures, write feelings, etc. This book, when completed, will be a memoir of your family's experience of having a hospitalized and unhospitalized child. | | | For nearly 10 years, Baby Hearts Press has been dedicated to bringing information to families affected by CHDs. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Congenital Heart Disease |
| | New Devices Treat Heart Defects (Food and Drug Administration) | | | Congenital Heart Disease and Your Baby: How to Care for Your Baby (American Academy of Family Physicians) | | | Innocent, Physiological and Functional Heart Murmurs (American Heart Association) |
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| | Congenital Heart Disease Center - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | Others involve problems with the heart valves (pulmonary atresia, tricuspid atresia or Ebsteins anomaly). | | | All of our patient guides are edited by our Physician Advisory Board. | | | Take one of our quizzes to test your health knowledge and learn something new: |
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| | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| | Patients and laypersons looking for guidance among the target sources of this collection of links are strongly advised to review the information retrieved with their professional health care provider. | | | The Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia, about certain Conditions and Diseases, and a collection of Medical/Scientific Statements from the American Heart Association (US) | | | Heart Failure: How the Myocardium fails [JA Ker] - Family Practice, Jan/Feb 2002 (ZA) |
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| | Children's Heart Institute Heart Defects: Truncus Arteriosus Type 1 |
| | The baby will be noted to have a characteristic heart murmur at birth. | | | Diuretics such as Lasix, which is a medicine given by mouth, takes away the excessive fluid in the lungs so your baby can breathe easier. | | | Because the heart has a large amount of fluid in it at one time it is hard for the heart muscles to contract. |
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| | CHILDRENS HEART SOCIETY, EDMONTON AB |
| | We are joined by others who have chosen to provide support to our families: professionals who work in the medical field and others who have a strong commitment to volunteer wherever they can to build a stronger community. | | | Membership introduces you, over time, to a network of relationships with people who can understand the unique experiences of raising a child with special heart needs. | | | When your child is diagnosed with heart disease, you may feel that your hopes and dreams have been shattered. |
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| | HeartPoint: Congenital Heart Disease |
| | Above all, material on this site should not take the place of the care you receive from a personal physician. | | | You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues. | | | The therapy of these disorders is sometimes quite complex, and should be discussed with your physician. |
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| | Heart defects - definition of Heart defects in 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. | | | Known genetic causes of heart disease includes chromosomal abnormalities such as trisomies 21, 13, and 18, as well as a range of newly recognised genetic point mutations, point deletions and other genetic abnormalities as seen in syndromes such as CATCH 22, familial ASD with heart block, Alagille syndrome, Noonan syndrome, and many more. |
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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. | | | The quilts are being constructed of heart blocks, with each block being dedicated to a child or adult effected by Congenital Heart Defects. |
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| | Congenital heart defects |
| | Having a congenital heart defect increases the risk for developing complications, such as heart failure, endocarditis, atrial fibrillation, and heart valve problems. | | | Many children with corrected heart defects go on to lead normal lives, but they usually require lifelong monitoring of their condition. | | | Congenital heart defects are structural heart problems or abnormalities that have been present since birth. |
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| | Healthopedia.com - Congenital Heart Disease (Congenital Heart Defects) |
| | For example, the valves of the heart may be missing or not work properly. | | | You are here : Healthopedia.com > Medical Encyclopedia > Diseases and Conditions > Congenital Heart Disease | | | Congenital heart disease, also known as CHD, is any birth defect which affects the heart or the large blood vessels. |
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http://www.healthopedia.com/congenital-heart-disease
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| | UMMC - Congenital Heart Defects |
| | For more information about congenital heart defects, contact your doctor. | | | For example, a defect may obstruct blood flow in the heart or cause the blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern. | | | 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. |
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| | Congenital Heart Defects / Cardiovascular conditions |
| | explore the heart, complexities of its development and structure, follow the blood through the blood vessels | | | Heart / Cardiology / Surgery / Pathology / Echocardiology | | | Cardiovascular conditions including: hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, angina, cholesterol and lipid conditions, heart disease/stroke |
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| | PediHeart Website |
| | Join our mailing list: The Pediheart Organization Mailing List is open to parents, patients, and practitioners. | | | The list is moderated by specialists in congenital heart disease. | | | Content written and site maintained by HA Hennein, MD. |
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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. | | | Click here to see some of the quilts and to read about what some of the quilt blocks mean to the people the blocks were made for. | | | 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. |
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| | Congenital heart Defects |
| | Our site offers, our newsletter, information sheets, listerv for partners of congenital heart patients, Local support... | | | The Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association - GUCH... | | | GUCH Provides support to adults and teenagers born with Congenital Heart Defects. |
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| | New Devices Treat Heart Defects |
| | People born with such defects commonly require treatment, which has previously involved medications or surgery. | | | The Food and Drug Administration recently approved new devices to treat two forms of heart defects that may be present at birth. | | | People with these defects may also experience fatigue and a deficiency of oxygenated blood. |
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| | Cyanotic Congenital Defects |
| | The American Heart Association states that there are at least thirty-five distinct forms of Congenital Heart Defects. | | | Cyanotic Heart Disease occurs when there is mixing of pure oxygen-rich blood with venous blood. | | | There are many types of congenital heart defects. |
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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 Heart Information Network |
| | 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. | | | Also included is a listing of Pediatric Cardiology Departments, Specialty Centers for Adults, and Congenital Heart Surgery Programs throughout the world. |
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| | New Home Page |
| | You might like to subscribe to the Downs-Heart mailing list which is specifically for those interested in the heart problems associated with Down's Syndrome. | | | If you feel we may be able to help you or someone you know, please contact us. | | | Everyone involved with the Group is themselves a parent (if not natural, then foster or adoptive), or in a few cases a grandparent. |
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| | Children's Health |
| | Whether you have a child with heart disease or you just wish your child would eat less junk food, we have information about keeping your child healthy. | | | Try some of these games and activities to learn more about how your heart works and how to make it work even better! | | | American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation are working together to raise public awareness about the serious threat posed by childhood obesity. |
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| | Congenital Heart Defects Congenital Heart Disease Webring |
| | Congenital heart defects occur in 1 of 100 live births, heart defects are the most common birth defect. | | | By linking all of our sites together we make it easy for people to find the information they need when they first find out that they or a loved one have a heart defect. | | | Anyone with an interest in Congenital Heart Defects may join the list. |
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| | BUPA UK private health insurance - medical care information |
| | Detected early enough, the disease can be easily managed, stabilised or eliminated - to help save a life. | | | Join today and receive 10% off BUPA Heartbeat health insurance | | | A BUPA heart scan can detect the earliest signs of heart disease. |
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| | Congenital Heart Disease Resource Page |
| | In order to view the congenital heart disease resource page, you need a frames capable browser - Netscape 3.0 or higher or Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher. |
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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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