Sunday, March 16, 2008

The characteristics of congenital heart disease

1, a heart murmur. 2, child feeding and weight loss more difficult. 3, tongue and lips blue. 4, a slightly activities, there will be shortness of breath. So were suffering from congenital heart disease of children, grow faster than the healthy children slower heart. Children with congenital heart disease may also occur bacterial endocarditis. This may be because heart valve bacterial invasive circulatory system and causing inflammation, bacteria, usually in children with dental treatment or invasive surgery of the body. If you know the children suffering from congenital heart disease. So when he developed fever, lethargy and loss of appetite, it should be immediately went to the hospital to visit children, because these symptoms may mean that children with bacterial endocarditis. Doctors will check conditions for children. If the doctor suspected child may be suffering from congenital heart disease, then he will be referred to the pediatric heart doctors. These experts will be done for children with chest X-ray and ECG tests, the hospital may also do ultrasonic heart scan. These inspections will detect congenital heart abnormalities of the nature and magnitude. There are many cases of congenital heart disease without surgery in the circumstances, with the child's age and growth gradually improve. However, there are some cases required surgery (Some children may need surgery 2,3) can save children's lives. After treatment, children with heart defects depends on the restoration of the type and severity. Most of the cases, ventricular septal defect in children before the age of 5 to shut down automatically. Ventricular septal gap is not closed, and other symptoms of heart abnormalities, such as. Atrial septal defects, patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary valve stenosis or aortic stenosis, surgery can be used to be treated. With over 20 years of medical progress, people with heart disease, even a serious heart defect children grow up, have to live a normal life.

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