Echocardiogram. This is a painless type of ultrasound that takes pictures of the heart. It can spot almost any kind of congenital heart defect and usually takes less than an hour. There are ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 93% of people with congenital heart disease who survive their first year of life will reach at least 35 years old.

Congenital heart disease. Blue or gray skin, due to low oxygen levels; Swelling in the legs, belly, ... This test uses sound waves to make detailed images of your heart in motion.

Cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) is a condition present at birth. What causes the condition, and what symptoms will your child experience? Here’s what you need to know.

Infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease experience breathlessness, fainting, and fatigue, and they may have bluish toes, fingers, and lips. Alternately, the disease can be “acyanotic.” ...

Han PL, Jian L, Cheng JL, et al. Artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis of congenital heart disease and associated pulmonary arterial hypertension from chest radiographs: a multi-reader multi ...

Uchida and Rowe 4 found no concordance for congenital heart disease in 13 monozygotic twin pairs nor in 13 sets of dizygotic twins in which 1 member had a congenital heart defect. A similar lack ...

Congenital heart disease, which consists of structural heart abnormalities, is the most common type of birth defect. The findings were published in the Journal of Pediatric Cardiology.

A surprising mix of inherited and de novo mutations in 60 genes contribute to 10 percent of CHD cases. Many of these same mutations also contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders including autism.