What is congenital heart disease

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My neighbor was found to have congenital heart disease when he was very young. When he was excited, he would turn pale and have difficulty breathing. Every time he could only watch us play at home, I felt very poor. Now let's share what is congenital heart disease.

What is congenital heart disease

Congenital malformation (congenital malformation) refers to the first kind of congenital malformation (congenital malformation or congenital malformation) caused by the formation of abnormal cardiac structure after birth.

Second: incidence rate of congenital heart disease should not be underestimated, accounting for 0 of life babies. 4% ～ 1%, which means that there are 150000 to 200000 new congenital heart disease patients in China every year. The spectrum of congenital heart disease is very wide, including hundreds of specific types. Some patients can be combined with a variety of malformations at the same time, and the symptoms vary greatly.

Third: a small number of congenital heart diseases have the chance of self-healing before the age of 5. In addition, a small number of patients have mild deformity and no obvious impact on circulatory function, and do not need any treatment, but most patients need surgical treatment to correct the deformity. With the rapid development of medical technology, the effect of surgery has been greatly improved.

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There are many kinds of congenital heart disease, and it is also very complex. If serious congenital heart disease is not treated in time, the early mortality will be relatively high. Generally, only a few types of congenital heart disease can recover naturally, and some complications will gradually increase with the increase of age, and the disease will gradually aggravate.