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AP Window can be diagnosed even before delivery of the baby by doing Fetal Echocardiogram test but sometimes, it can...

Aorto-pulmonary Window (AP Window) is a very form of congenital heart defect (CHD), meaning by present at birth. In AP...

Treatment of VSD depends on the size of the VSD as well as age and weight of the child. Small...

Antenatal testing by doing “fetal echocardiogram” can let us know about ventricular septal defect even during pregnancy even before delivery...

The signs and symptoms of VSD vary and it depends mainly on the size of the VSD (hole). If the...

VSD is a form of hole in the wall of heart that is situated between two lower chambers of the...

Treatment options for PDA? Preterm babies (immature babies) PDA can be treated by giving medicines like paracetamol or brufen along...

What is Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)? This is a hole that is normally present when the child is in mother’s...

There is no role of medicines in closing or treating the atrial septal defects (ASD). Only ostium secundum (OS-ASD) with...

Atrial septal defect is a congenital heart defect (CHD). This is in the form of a hole between two upper...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM/HOCM) is characterized by thickening of heart walls with no cause clinically. This can results in poor capability of...

Infective endocarditis refers to infection of heart endocardium mainly the valves. It can affect various organs of the body like...

It is characterised by damage of heart structures by Rheumatic fever. Generally affected cardiac structures are mitral and aortic valves....

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterized by abnormality in repolarization of the heart leading long QT interval. Long QT can occur...

Single ventricle means that one of two ventricles (lower chambers of heart) is very small in size. Examples of single...

It depends on age, maturity of newborn, weight of baby and the size of PDA. Preterm Babies: Preterm babies especially...

PDA treatment in babies depends on maturity level and weight of babies. Preterm babies needs conservative followed by drug treatment...

Coarctation of aorta can be managed either by drug treatment or by balloon dilatation/stenting in cath lab or by surgery....

There is a great vessel in heart known as aorta which supplies pure blood to different parts of the body....

Treatment depends on “age of presentation” as well as on “severity of obstruction”. Newborn babies with severe aortic stenosis are...