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Support Genesis Foundation – An NGO for Heart Treatment in India Saving Little Hearts

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Genesis Foundation is a compassionate and dedicated NGO for heart treatment in India , focusing on helping children from underprivileged families who suffer from critical heart disorders. With millions of children born with congenital heart defects every year, the need for accessible treatment is urgent. Genesis Foundation bridges the gap by funding surgeries and interventions that save young lives. As a committed NGO for child heart surgery, we strive to remove the financial barriers that prevent children from getting the care they desperately need. Join us in giving them a future filled with health, happiness, and the joy of growing up.
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The importance of new-born screening in Congenital Heart Defects

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Congenital Heart Defect (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart present at the time of birth of a child.   CHDs are the most common cause of death due to congenital anomalies in the developed world. Although CHD include a wide spectrum of conditions, they can broadly be classified into critical CHD and non-critical CHD. Critical CHDs are those defects where failure to identify the condition within the first month after birth could potentially result in death or a significant disability. The critical CHDs include Pulmonary atresia, Severe Pulmonary stenosis or atresia, Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Aortic stenosis, Transposition of Great arteries, Obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and Severe coarctation. Timely diagnosis is critical to the effective treatment forcongenital heart defects . However, the clinical recognition of CHD in the newborn period is often challenging. This is because the symptom...
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