What is CHD? Congenital heart disease or congenital heart defect (CHD) is a cardiovascular malformation caused by abnormal cardiac vascular development during the fetal period, and it is the most common heart disease among children. The fetal heart starts beating at 5 weeks of gestation in humans...
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a group of different types of heart disease. Common heart disease symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, light-headedness, and dizziness. Heart disease has many causes, including genetics, atherosc
Your heart may not pump blood effectively, which can cause congestive heart failure. It may improve over time. But most people with an enlarged heart need lifelong treatment with medications. Is having an enlarged heart serious? It can be. It depends on the underlying cause. A disease that ...
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A person with chest pain is usually having a heart attack. A True B False 02 Right side chest pain is likely related to heart malfunction. A True B False 03 What is angina? A A congenital heart disease B Inflammation of the heart muscle C Decrease in size of the heart ...
Central venous line-related thrombosis in children with congenital heart disease: Diagnosis, prevalence, outcomes and prevention Thrombosis is a newly emerging clinical entity in children who are surviving previously lethal underlying disorders such as congenital heart disease. Child... L Mitchell,C Male...
heart program which is often offered through hospitals. He may also benefit from seeing a dietitian to see if he can lower his cholesterol levels through diet. After he is treated and on his way to recovery, he may wish to start a cardiac rehab exercise program to gain back his strength....
Your heart is the engine inside your body that keeps everything running. Basically, the heart is a muscular pump that maintains oxygen and blood circulation through your lungs and body. In a day, your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood. Like any engine, if the heart is not well ...
Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect, found in up to 75/1,000 live births.4 Currently, 90% of patients born with congenital heart defects will survive into adulthood, and the prevalence for adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) worldwide is estimated to...