There are over 30 different types of congenital heart defects which fall into three main categories: Septal defects, Obstruction defects and Cyanotic heart disease. Septal defects are commonly ...

Patients with an increased risk for premature death in adulthood include those with: unoperated or surgically palliated cyanotic heart disease or Eisenmenger physiology; patients with repaired ...

When we think of heart disease, we often picture an older person clutching their chest — but what if the heart problem starts ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent underlying ... per 1000 children up to 18 years of age were as follows: cyanotic CHD, 31.0; endocardial cushion defects, 11.1; left-sided ...

Prostaglandin E1 is responsible for keeping the ductus open and thus in certain cyanotic congenital heart defects where the only mixing of arterial and venous blood is through a PDA, prostaglandin ...

Congenital Heart Defects are the most common congenital ... room with excessive crying and deepening of cyanosis, known as "cyanotic spells." If there is a history suggestive of a "cyanotic ...