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Congenital Heart Disease: Its Causes and Treatment

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Heart disease is traditionally a disease that people develop later in life. There are, however, 1 out of 100 babies born with the disease. Referred to as congenital heart disease (CHD), this condition is a realization for about 1,000,000 adults in the United States.

The good news about congenital heart disease is that more than half of the people who have the disease are diagnosed at the time of birth. This is good news because a treatment plan can be put into place immediately. It is very possible for a person to live many years with heart disease and not know it. When this happens, the individual may consume foods and beverages that can worsen the condition, and they might not take care of themselves.

The number of deaths for congenital cardiovascular defects has gone down over the years as medical treatment has improved. According to data from the American Heart Association: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2004 Update; from 1991 to 2001, death rates for congenital cardiovascular defects declined 28.6%, and actual number of deaths declined 26.4%. There are about 2200 children that die each year from congenital cardiovascular defects.

Defining Congenital Heart Disease

CHD is a general reference to any heart, valve, or blood vessel defect. With the numerous tests that an expectant mother undergoes, you would think that a doctor would be able to diagnose CHD before the mother gave birth. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of major birth defect.

Two issues make CHD diagnosis difficult when the baby is in the wound: the baby’s heart being not fully developed and the mother’s oxygenated blood that flows to the placenta keeping the baby’s heart functioning properly. Once the baby is born, their heart has to function on its own. It is at this time that a doctor is able to make a diagnosis. [...]

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It’s mostly in recent years that there has been more awareness of the problem of heart disease in women. Heart disease in women is something we all should be aware of, not just women. The seriousness of the problem should not be overlooked.

Surveys conducted by the American Heart Association between 1997 and 2003 showed that awareness of heart disease as the leading cause of death in women rose from 30% in 1997 to 46% in 2003. So we are becoming more aware of it.

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