What Was Less Funny Was the Fact That Cynthia Died Alone at Age 35 From a Congenital Heart Defect
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A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart. It is present at birth. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect. The defects can involve the walls of the heart, the valves of the heart, and the arteries and veins near the heart. They can disrupt the normal flow of blood through the heart. The blood flow can slow down, go in the wrong direction or to the wrong place, or be blocked completely.
Doctors use a physical exam and special heart tests to diagnose congenital heart defects. They often find severe defects during pregnancy or soon after birth. Signs and symptoms of severe defects in newborns include:
- Rapid breathing
- Cyanosis - a bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails
- Fatigue
- Poor blood circulation
Many congenital heart defects cause few or no signs and symptoms. They are often not diagnosed until children are older.
Many children with congenital heart defects don't need treatment, but others do. Treatment can include medicines, catheter procedures, surgery, and heart transplants. The treatment depends on the type of the defect, how severe it is, and a child's age, size, and general health.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Congenital Heart Defects and Physical Activity (American Heart Association)
- Heart Murmurs (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heart Murmurs and Your Child (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Infective Endocarditis (American Heart Association)
- Aortic Valve Stenosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Coarctation of the Aorta (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (CCTGA) (Adult Congenital Heart Association)
- Coronary Artery Anomalies (Texas Heart Institute) Also in Spanish
- Cyanosis (Texas Heart Institute) Also in Spanish
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle (Texas Heart Institute)
- Facts about Atrial Septal Defect (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Coarctation of the Aorta (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Pulmonary Atresia (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Tetralogy of Fallot (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return or TAPVR (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Truncus Arteriosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Facts about Ventricular Septal Defect (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Learning about Velocardiofacial Syndrome
(National Human Genome Research Institute) - Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (Nemours Foundation)
- Noonan Syndrome (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)
- Patent Foramen Ovale (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pulmonary Atresia (Texas Heart Institute) Also in Spanish
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Single Ventricle Defects (American Heart Association)
- Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
- Tricuspid Atresia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- How the Heart Works (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
- CHD's Impact on Females (American Heart Association)
- Heart Conditions and Pregnancy: Know the Risks (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Atrial septal defect (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Bicuspid aortic valve (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Congenital heart disease (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Cyanotic heart disease (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Dextrocardia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Echocardiogram -- children (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Heart murmurs and other sounds (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Patent ductus arteriosus (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Ventricular septal defect (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Source: https://medlineplus.gov/congenitalheartdefects.html
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