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The cause of congenital Heart disease is still unknown. However, there are studies that show a link between congenital heart disease and: smoking while pregnant, obesity while pregnant, and some drugs including Wellbutrin (an antidepressant). A history of heart disease in your family can also be a factor.
Follow your obstetrician's advice for a healthy pregnancy. This will increase your chances for a healthy baby. However, not all causes of heart disease are known. Your baby might still be born with a heart defect. Ask for a (completely painless) pulse/ox test before your baby leaves the hospital. Detecting congenital heart defects before checking out of the hospital saves lives.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBy surgery usually. Some just correct themselves.
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∙ 13y agoAlternatives are limited for this patient population. Cardiac transplant is an option, but a limited number of organ donors restrict this treatment.
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∙ 10y agoCongenital heart disease is treated with medication to control symptoms or strengthen the heart, a procedure called a heart catheterization, or surgery to repair the defect.
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What does Congenital heart?
"Congenital" means present at birth. So, a congenital heart defect is a defect (structural anomaly) that is present at birth. 1 in 100 babies are born with a congenital heart defect.
Use congenital in a sentence?
A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart.
Which heart disease did Vincent from gattaca have?
A Congenital Heart Defect
How did Congenital Heart Defect get its name?
Congenital Heart Defect is a descriptive name. Congenital means present at birth. Defect means a structural problem or abnormality.Specific defects, combinations of defects, and surgical repairs are often named after the doctor who discovered them.
What alternatives exist to hydrocelectomy?
A hydrocele is most often a congenital defect that is commonly corrected surgically. There are no recommended alternatives and no known measures to prevent the occurrence of congenital hydroceles.
Can Heart disease be cured?
Most congenital Heart diseases can be corrected surgically or managed medically.
What causes ventricular septal defect?
Congenital heart defects are errors in the development of the heart structure.
What is a congenital anomaly?
The congenital anomaly refers to the anomalies of the heart. It basically includes the ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus. It commonly affects the infants.
One example of a congenital heart defect is A. leukemia B. chronic high blood pressure C. an abnormally narrow aorta D. anemia?
An abnormally narrow aorta is a congenital heart defect (called coarctation of the aorta).
What is congenital spinal defect?
Congenital means existing from birth. A congenital spinal defect is a spinal defect that a person is born with, such as, for instance, Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is not the only congenital spinal defect that exists.
What causes atrial septal defect?
O An atrial septal defect is sometimes called a hole in the heart it is a type of congenital heart defect, when there is an abnormal opening in the dividing wall between the upper filling chambers of the heart.
Is spina bifida a congenital defect?
Yes. A congenital defect is one the baby is born with, so spina bifida is a congenital defect.
