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A congenital disorder is a medical condition that is present at birth. (It is contrasted with the term "acquired disorder") A congenital disorder can be recognized before birth (prenatally), at birth, or many years later. Congenital disorders can be a result of genetic abnormalities, the intrauterine environment, or unknown factors. A congenital condition can arise from the genetic make-up of the fertilized egg or be acquired at any time during fetal development. The causes of many congenital disorders are not known.
Congenital disorders include minor physical anomalies (e.g., a birthmark), severe malformations of single systems (e.g., congenital heart disease or amelia of the legs), and combinations of abnormalities affecting several parts of the body. Defects of metabolism are also considered congenital disorders. A congenital disorder can have trivial or grave effects. The most severe, such as anencephaly, are incompatible with life. Birth defects are a leading cause of death in early infancy, accounting for the deaths of nearly 2 out every 1000 infants (US statistics).
About 2% to 3% of babies are born with significant congenital birth defects. Birth defects involving the brain are the largest group at 10 per 1000 live births), compared to heart at 8 per 1000, kidneys at 4 per 1000, and limbs at 2 per 1000. All other defects have a combined incidence of 6 per 1000 live births. Birth defects of the heart are the most common birth defect leading to death in infancy, accounting for 28% of infant deaths due to birth defects, while chromosomal abnormalities and respiratory abnormalities each account for 15%, and brain defects about 12%.
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Adult Congenital Heart Association - Information, resources and support for adults with congenital heart disease.
Meta Description: [ Information, resources and support for adults with congenital heart disease. ]
Congenital Heart Disease Information and Resources - Interactive forums, Internet links, and peer-reviewed informational materials for families, adults with CHD, and health professionals.
About.com - Information about congenital heart defects, and February 14th being recognized as a day for hearts.
Meta Description: [ The starting place for exploring information on heart disease and cardiology. ]
AMA: Statement for Health Care Professionals - Guidelines for evaluation and management of common congenital cardiac problems in infants, children, and adolescents. From the committee on congenital cardiac defects of the council on cardiovascular disease in the young.
Meta Description: [ Appropriate use of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques is important to ensure optimum and efficient treatment of patients in a cost-effective manner. Ideally, guidelines for appropriate, cost-effective care of patients should be based on outcome studies of management strategies. In the absence ... ]
American Heart Association - The AHA website is a simple introduction to the concept of congenital heart disease, with layperson explanations of the various conditions, tests for diagnosis and treatment options.
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CHD Awareness Day - The Children's Health Information Network has brought global attention to the dreaded problem of Congenital Heart Defects by a co-ordinated effort from parents and families of CHD victims.
Meta Description: [ Interactive forums, resources, and internet links for families, adults with CHD, nurses, and other health care professionals with an interest in pediatric cardiology. ]
CHD Support Graphics - A collection of banners, buttons, dividers and even e-cards to spread awareness about birth defects of the heart.
Meta Description: [ The starting place for exploring information on heart disease and cardiology. ]
Congenital Heart Disease Treatments - Short and simple explanations of the different procedures used in treating heart birth defects.
Meta Description: [ Many children with congenital heart and blood vessel defects may need medical treatment such as diuretics, digoxin or other drugs. Some children may need surgery. ]
Congenital Heart Diseases Their Study and Treatment - A most complete manual, text and graphics by Oliver W. Caminos M.D. (1999)
CongenitalHeartDefects.com - Information, resources and support for families and individuals dealing with congenital heart defects. Definitions of CHDs and medical terms, extensive list of support groups and hospitals.
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and support, descriptions of CHDs, children with congenital heart defect
disease, congenital heart defect disease operations and treatments, facts about
congenital heart defects disease, Congenital Heart Defect Support and Information. Listing... ]
Coping with Congenital Heart Disease in Your Baby - Article with some useful information, published by The American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus - Good information on the extremely rare condition of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus. Causes, treatment, pictures and a support forum are available to ask others affected by this disorder.
Meta Description: [ Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus. Cause, Diagnosis, Treatment
and other information about this rare disorder. ]
Feeding Your Infant With Congenital Heart Disease - American Heart Association gives details on baby's growth, how to feed your baby, feeding tips, breastfeeding, formula feeding, tube feeding, starting solid foods, asking for help, heart medication and feeding and looking ahead.
Meta Description: [ Feeding your baby is challenging and rewarding. Feeding provides nutrition for your baby's physical and mental growth. It's also an opportunity for you to love, touch and communicate with your baby. ]
Fontan Operation - Devoted to explaining this procedure, used to treat complex birth defects of the heart like hypoplastic right and left heart syndrome and single ventricle.
Meta Description: [ The Fontan operation is done for many complex heart birth defects like Tricuspid atresia, HLHS or hypoplastic left heart syndrome, pulmonary atresia and other single ventricle conditions. Learn everything about the Fontan operation. ]
Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association (GUCH) - Provides support and advice to adults and teenagers born with CAD. Offers information sheets on topics such as pregnancy, insurance and careers, a message board and quarterly newsletter.
Meta Description: [ The Grown Up Congenital Heart Patients Association (GUCH) is a UK charity, founded in 1993 to provide information and support for young people and adults who were born with a heart condition, and their families. ]
Heart Defects: Truncus Arteriosus Type 1 - Information, diagram, symptoms and medical treatment, from the Children's Heart Institute.
Meta Description: [ Learn about common heart defects: Truncus Arteriosus Type 1. ]
Heart Disease Online - A collection of articles on the different kinds of congenital heart defects, including their treatment by surgery, written in simple, non-technical language.
Meta Description: [ Heart Disease Online : Read about heartdisease : congenital, valve, coronary artery or ischemic. How does heart disease affect patients? How is heart disease diagnosed? How is heart disease treated? All explained on Dr.Mani's Heart Disease Online ]
Hearts Of Hope - Stories of children born with a very serious heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Help in finding relevant information and links, especially in Australia.
HLHS Information - Treatment options for newborns with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Includes questions to ask the hospital, surgeon, and insurance company.
Meta Description: [ Information for parents on Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) ]
International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease - The site offers resources for doctors and other health-care professionals in the field of ACHD and for ACHD patients. Visitors can search for ISACCD members.
MedicineNet - Detailed look at congenital heart disease, such as the causes, symptoms, types and treatments.
Miami Children's Hospital - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery provides a list of surgeries performed along with actual pictures and a lot of information about each. A form on-site to ask questions or give comments.
Minimal Invasive Congenital Heart Surgery - An article about treating birth defects of the heart using this techniques.
Meta Description: [ Recent articles on heart disease and cardiology ]
Our Little Braveheart - Jake was born with Tetralogy of Fallot. This is his story along with some pictures.
Palliative Operations - The early staged operations for patients with this congenital heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot, that lead up to the final correction surgery.
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Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn - A definition along with look at the diagnosis, treatment and the prognosis, from the University of Washington Academic Medical Center.
Resources from California State University - Very extensive list of congenital heart diseases with links to sites dealing with that particular disease. Information to help parents and provide support.
Ventricular Septal Defect - VSD is one of the commonest congenital heart defects, where there's a hole in the wall between the two lower chambers of the heart. An article from About.com with Richard N. Fogoros.
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