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Understanding Congenital Heart Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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Congenital heart defects refer to defects in the heart that children are born with. These are one of the most common congenital defects globally. In India too, 200,000+ children are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). These are the numbers of the cases that are recorded – there maybe many more which go undiagnosed and hence untreated. Only 25 per cent of the children diagnosed with a congenital heart defect are able to get the required treatment. A lack of awareness and access to resources are the biggest challenges in children getting timely treatment. Organisations like Genesis Foundation, a congenital heart foundation India has been taking steps to both build awareness and provide financial treatment to those who cannot afford the cost of treatment. The treatment for CHD is expensive and families that do not earn enough to meet their daily needs have to depend on funds they receive as a congenital heart disease donation to support the treatment. Symptoms of Congenital Heart
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Babies & Heart Disorders: Need for Awareness

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Whenever we talk about heart disease, we normally associate it with the elderly population. However, babies have heart disorders too, and many of them are born with congenital heart defects. According to Indian Paediatrics journal, the estimated number of children born with congenital heart disease in India is more than 200,000 per year. Of these, about one-fifth are likely to have a serious defect, requiring intervention in the first year of life itself. Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) is the most frequently occurring congenital disorder and is responsible for 28% of all congenital birth defects. It occurs due to a defect in the formation of the heart. It is not always possible to determine the cause of congenital heart diseases. Although most new-borns present with critical CHD exhibit the symptoms and are identified soon after the birth, some are not diagnosed until after they are discharged. Early diagnosis is extremely important because children with high risk CHD can die if not pro
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