Newborn Screening For Congenital Heart Disease

Heart disease is a common problem in children, one in 100 kids born with heart disease or (heart defect). The screening can help to detect the heart disease, the most common birth defect in newborns. Survival of newborn with Child heart diseases depends on how to severe the defect and when it is diagnosed, and how it is treated. 

About 97% of babies they are born with a non-critical congenital heart defect are expected to survive to 1 year of age. About 95% of babies born with a non-critical congenital heart defect are expected to survive to 18 years of age. 

About 75% of babies born with a critical congenital heart defect are expected to survive to 1 year of age. About 69% of babies born with critical congenital heart defect are expected to survive to 18 years of age.  

Survival and medical care for babies with critical congenital heart defect are improving. In 1950, about 20% of infants with critical congenital heart defect survived. The year of 2015, about 90% of infants with critical congenital heart defect survived. 

People with congenital heart defect face a  long-lasting risk of health problems. such as issues with  

• Heart failure 
• Growth and eating 
• Developmental delays 
• Heart rhythm problems 
• Difficulty with exercise 
• Sudden cardiac arrest or stroke 

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Heart problem In Children

Congenital heart defect, The majority of children born today with heart diseases, a proper treatment can be able to lead a normal or near-normal life for these children. Here we are trying to share some knowledge about congenital heart defect. There is certain factor people should aware or they have to understand certain heart problems in children and how to avoid these heart problems by the birth of a child.

What Is Congenital Heart Defect?

Congenital heart defect, it is a category of heart diseases, having abnormality in the structure of cardiovascular that occur before birth of a child. In primary way congenital heart defect has no symptoms and affected approximately one in hundred children.

Causes Of Congenital Heart Defect

• Genetic abnormality
• Medicine, alcohol or drug abuse during pregnancy
• Viral infection during pregnancy

Common Types Of Congenital Heart Defect

• Heart valve defect : narrowing the heart valve so that obstructions in the blood flow
• Defect in the walls of heart : hole in the different chamber of heart, as a result mixing of blood(oxygenated and unoxygenated) between the two chamber of heart
• Heart muscle problems that lead to heart failure

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