Congenital Heart Disease
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Encyclopedia description
NHS Direct Health Encyclopedia
Diagnosis, symptoms, causes, treatments and complications of congenital heart disease are explained here.
personal-stories submit a link
Woman tells success story
University of Michigan
This is the personal story of a woman with congenital heart disease who decided on heart surgery late in life; told in sound bites, so you'll hear brief delays in the narrative.
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Later life issues
University of Michigan
Later life problems can occur following childhood surgery for congenital heart disease. Anyone who had a surgery for this as a child should receive ongoing medical attention.
Continuing medical needs
US News & World Report
According to this story, some people who have congenital heart disease surgeries don't think they need to continue to see a cardiologist: Read here for more.
Depression and anxiety link?
NCBI PubMed
This abstract describes a study that looked at the association between depression, anxiety and congenital heart disease. See what the researchers discovered.
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Adult specialty growing
American College of Cardiology
More adults have congenital heart disease than ever before. Find out why the number will soon exceed the childhood rate.
Heart defect another name
American Heart Association
See this extensive article on congenital heart disease, also called heart defect, including; symptoms, causes, diagnosis, interventions and more.
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Treatment before birth
Fetal Treatment Center
Congenital heart disease can now often be diagnosed and treated in utero, before birth. See why this is important and how it works.
Video overview
Fetal Treatment Center
Here's a doctor talking about what congenital heart disease is, outcomes and interventions -- all in three short clips.
Interventions
Standford Hospital
Drugs, surgery and other procedures may be used to treat congenital heart disease, depending on the problem. Read about these here.
Types of procedures
Cleveland Clinic
There are several types of surgeries for congenital heart disease and the risks are probably far lower than you'd guess.
Stem cells may be answer
MedicineNet
Swiss doctors have been able to re-engineer a new heart from the mother's stem cells, possibly an effective answer to congenital heart disease. Read about it here.
For parents & parents-to-be
Nemours Foundation
Understand congenital heart disease in your unborn or newborn baby, or child, and see what can be done about it.
Helpful toc
iVillage
See the table of contents at the top of this page and choose the congenital heart disease procedures you want to read about or just read the overview.

