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Congenital heart disease increasingly more common in ...
American Heart Association — The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased strikingly in adults and children in a new population study, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. DALLAS , Jan. 9 - The prevalence of ...More…
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Genetic Counseling for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
American Heart Association — Two of the most common questions after the birth of a child with a heart defect are: "Why did this occur?" and "What's the risk of having more children with heart defects?" These same questions arise when a person with congenital ...More…
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Feeding Your Infant With Congenital Heart Disease
American Heart Association — Feeding your baby is challenging and rewarding. Feeding provides nutrition for your baby's physical and mental growth. It's also an opportunity for you to love, touch and communicate with your baby. When your baby gains weight steadily and is ...More…
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Congenital heart defects in children
Mayo Clinic — Congenital heart defects - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatments of heart defects. If your child has been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, it means he or she was born with a problem in the heart's formation. You ...More…
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Congenital Heart Defects
Kids Health — Congenital heart defects involve abnormal or incomplete development of the heart. Learn about the different types of congenital heart defects. Congenital heart defects are abnormalities in the heart's structure that are present at birth. ...More…
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Search for a Surgeon
List surgeons registered for CTSNet by multiple search criteria Are you a CTSNet member? Has your professional organization joined the CTSNet network? Learn more and join today! Type the last (family) name of a surgeon to display his/her CTSNet ...More…
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Treating PHT
American Heart Association — High blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs is called pulmonary hypertension (PHT). The blood pressure measured by cuff on your arm isn't directly related to the pressure in your lungs. The blood vessels that supply the lungs ...More…
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What is infective endocarditis?
American Heart Association — Antibiotics are recommended for patients at risk for developing endocarditis. A person is most at risk when undergoing those dental or surgical procedures most likely to produce bacteremia with organisms that commonly cause ...More…
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Sex, Pregnancy and Birth Control
American Heart Association — It's very important to discuss your sexual activity, the need for birth control and the advisability of becoming pregnant with your physician. Menarche, or the onset of menstrual periods, occurs slightly later than normal in adolescents with ...More…
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Ventricular Septal Defect
Kids Health — Ventricular septal defect, or VSD, is a heart condition that a few teens can have. Read this article to find out what it is, how it happens, and what it means to have a VSD. Maybe your mom or dad told you about the surgery you had as a little ...More…
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Coarctation of the Aorta
Kids Health — When someone has coarctation of the aorta, that person's aorta (the major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body) is narrowed at some point. When Heather had her yearly physical, her doctor noticed that her blood pressure ...More…
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Atrial Septal Defect
Kids Health — Atrial septal defect, or ASD, is a heart condition that teens can have. Read this article to find out what an ASD is, how it happens, and what it means to have an ASD. Having a doctor listen to your heart is a routine part of every checkup, ...More…