What is congenital heart disease?

What is congenital heart disease?

(NewsNation) — Anemia in pregnancy can raise the risk of heart defects in the child, a recent U.K.-based study found. In the United States, about 40,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, 1 in 4 have a critical heart defect. These conditions, known as congenital heart disease, are present at birth and can affect the structure of the heart and its function. What is…

Apollo Hospitals Rourkela achieves milestone in congenital and adult heart treatment in western Odisha

Rourkela: Apollo Hospitals Rourkela announced the successful completion of a cutting-edge Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closure procedure, marking a significant milestone in the treatment of congenital and adult conditions first time in the western part of Odisha. The procedure, which took place at the hospital’s state-of-the-art cardiac unit, was performed by a team of expert cardiologists and cardiac surgeon and is set to improve the quality of l…

Pregnancy anaemia linked to higher congenital heart disease risk

Mothers who have anaemia in the first 100 days of pregnancy have a higher chance of having a child with congenital heart disease New research by the British Heart Foundation has shown the impact of anaemia during pregnancy on congenital heart disease risk, highlighting the potential of iron supplements before and during pregnancy to help prevent some heart defects at birth. For the first time in the UK population, researchers have identified a l…