Congenital heart disorder

Introduction: Congenital heart disorder

Description of Congenital heart disorder

Congenital heart disorder (medical condition): Heart defects or problems that are already present when the baby is born. Congenital heart defects may be so mild that they may not become apparent for years or it may be immediately life threatening. Heart ...more

Congenital heart disorder: See also Congenital heart defects:
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Congenital heart disorder: imperfections or malformations of the heart, existing at, and usually before, birth regardless of their causation.
Source: CRISP

Congenital heart disorder as a Disease

Congenital heart disorder: Another name for Congenital heart defects (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Congenital heart defects
  »Symptoms of Congenital heart defects
  »Causes of Congenital heart defects
  »Treatments for Congenital heart defects

Congenital heart disorder: Congenital heart disorder is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Congenital malformations, Heart conditions

Causes of Congenital heart disorder

Some of the causes of Congenital heart disorder are included in the list below:

• Maternal infection during pregnancy:
  • Gestational diabetes
  • SLE
  • Rubella
  • Certain drugs during pregnancy

See full list of 5 causes of Congenital heart disorder (Congenital heart defects)

Symptoms of Congenital heart disorder (Congenital heart defects)

Some of the symptoms of Congenital heart disorder incude:

• Cyanosis
• Blue skin
• Blue lips
• Breathing difficulty
• Poor growth

See full list of 6 symptoms of Congenital heart disorder (Congenital heart defects)

Treatments for Congenital heart disorder (Congenital heart defects)

Treatments for Congenital heart disorder (Congenital heart defects) include:

• Heart surgery - in some cases quickly; in other cases delayed for years to improve outcome.

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Treatment of Congenital heart disorder: For more treatment information about Congenital heart disorder, see treatment of Congenital heart defects (Congenital heart disorder)

Terms associated with Congenital heart disorder:

More specific terms for Congenital heart disorder:

• Alagille syndrome
• congenital heart septum defect
• Holt Oram syndrome
• tetralogy of Fallot
• transposition of great vessel

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Congenital heart disorder

• congenital cardiovascular disorder
• heart disorder

Source - CRISP

The term Congenital heart disorder can be used for:

• asplenia syndrome
• heart defect
• Ivemark's syndrome

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Congenital heart disorder:

• velocardiofacial syndrome

Source: CRISP

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