What symptom does infant heart disease have?

summary

Congenital heart disease in infants and young children is the most common heart disease in childhood, which is caused by abnormal cardiovascular development in the fetal period. Congenital heart disease (referred to as "congenital heart") is a common disease in children. According to the statistics of relevant data, there are 7-8 cases of congenital heart disease in every 1000 newborns. What symptom does infant heart disease have? Let's talk about it.

What symptom does infant heart disease have?

1. Shortness of breath: during the period of newborn or infant, it is found that the child can't wait for food because of hunger, but it is found that the sucking is weak, the breathing is shallow, the sucking is not finished, that is, because of shortness of breath, he abandons the milk and gasps. He stops taking a few mouthfuls, feeling very tired and sweating.

2. Repeated respiratory tract infection or pneumonia: This is the most common symptom and heart murmur found in the clinic. Due to pulmonary congestion and mild respiratory tract infection, it is easy to lead to bronchopneumonia, leading to choking cough and shortness of breath. Some babies have hoarse voice when crying, and even heart failure and other symptoms.

3. Growth retardation: due to insufficient systemic circulation flow and blood oxygen supply, growth retardation is more obvious than that of children of the same age.

matters needing attention

The above three groups of congenital heart disease all have heart murmur. According to the different degree of heart murmur, the doctor will make further introduction, cooperate with ECG, breast film, cardiac color Doppler ultrasound diagnosis and other means to make clear judgment. For complex cases, cardiac catheterization diagnosis should be performed, and different methods should be used after diagnosis.