Heart conditions
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Congenital heart disease is a term which covers any heart abnormality present from birth. One in every 133 babies in the UK is born with a heart condition, over 5,000 babies per year. Acquired heart defect is a term which covers a heart abnormality that develops after a baby is born. An estimated 500 -1000 children each year develop heart conditions after they are born. Improvements in paediatric heart surgery and clinical care have led to more children with heart conditions surviving into adulthood. The number of adults with heart conditions is now increasing at an estimated rate of 5% per year. Click on the links below for information on heart-related conditions: > Aortic Stenosis > Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (APVC) > Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) > Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) > Coarctation of the Aorta > Corrected Transposition > Dilated Cardiomyopathy > Ebsteins Anomaly > Fallots Tetralogy (Tetralogy of Fallots) > Heart murmurs > Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) > Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy > Infective Endocarditis > Laterality > Persistent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) > Pressures > Pulmonary Atresia > Pulmonary Stenosis > Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) > Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) > Tricuspid Atresia > Truncus Arteriosus > Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Medical illustrations and animations by David Gifford |
Think HEART... save a baby's life 5 easily identified symptoms and signs that may be the result of a congenital heart condition in the first 3 weeks of life. Heart rate - too fast or slow (normally 100
to 160 beats per minute)? Energy & Eating - sleepy, quiet, too
tired to eat, falling asleep during feeds? Arterial Saturation - a blue, dusky or grey
colour (normal oxygen saturations 95-100%)? Respiration - breathing too fast or slow
(normally 40-60 breaths per minute)? Temperature - cold to touch - particulary hands and feet? With thanks to Royal Brompton, Harefield NHS Foundation Trust & National Pathology week. |
