What are the causes of heart failure in children?

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The arrival of children makes our husband and wife more happy, happier and closer. It used to be a world of two. Now there is a child. The center is full of children and revolves around them every day. Every day to work hard, as long as a home to see the baby's smiling face will be very relaxed, no worries. But one day found that the baby's state is not quite right, is as a mother's intuition can feel, what are the reasons for heart failure in children? Now let me tell you something.

What are the causes of heart failure in children?

First of all, as parents, although not doctors, we also need to know some of the causes of the disease, so that we can prescribe the right medicine to the case and diagnose heart failure. First of all, we should make clear the cause of the disease. Heart failure is also likely to occur in the fetal period, and it is worth noting that infants are more common than children. The main cause of heart failure in infancy is congenital cardiovascular malformation.

Experts say Kawasaki disease has increased in recent years, which is also one of the causes of infant heart failure. Common causes: the main causes of congestive heart failure in children after 4 years old are rheumatic fever and cardiomyopathy. Before childhood, the former is the main. Myocarditis such as viral myocarditis, diphtheria myocarditis. Severe anemia, vitamin B deficiency and other diseases can cause heart failure due to the influence of myocardial function.

If the child is diagnosed by the hospital, the early clinical manifestations are crying at night, shortness of breath and cyanosis around the mouth. In children, persistent systolic murmur appeared in tricuspid valve area and gradually increased, diastolic murmur appeared in pulmonary valve area were more serious, followed by right heart mainly congestive heart failure symptoms.

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The predisposing factors of heart failure include: infection, especially respiratory tract infection, congenital cardiovascular malformation of left to right shunt, which often induce heart failure due to pneumonia. Rheumatic fever is the main inducement of heart failure caused by rheumatic heart disease. There is also overwork and emotional excitement. It's possible to induce this disease.