A 36-year-old member asked:
What are the 5 congenital heart diseases?
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Dr. Steven Neishanswered
Pediatrics - Cardiology 40 years experience
Dozens!: There are dozens of different, unique congenital heart diseases (defects). The most common congenital heart defects are ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, and bicuspid aortic valve. Bicuspid aortic valve is often undiagnosed until adulthood.
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Dr. Matthew Wilson commented
Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 years experience
Perhaps you were asking about the 5 congenital heart defects that cause hypoxia....
Jan 20, 2014
Dr. Adam Lowryanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Too many to list!: Congenital heart disease simply means a structural heart problem that was present at birth. There is an almost infinite number of combinations of abnormalities that can be found at birth. There are general classes of congenital heart disease, such as those that make you turn blue vs those that don't , but the list is incredibly long.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
I was wondering what are the 5 congenital heart diseases?
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Dr. Shah Chowdhuryanswered
Pediatrics 44 years experience
CONG. HEART DISEASES: Two main classifications: cyanotic and acyanotic. Common types are:
1. Ventricular septal defect (vsd);
2. Atrial septal defect (asd);
3. Patent ductus arteriosus (pda);
4. Endocardial cushion defect (ecd);
5. Tetralogy of fellot (tof);
6. Transposition of great arteries (tga);
7. Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage;
8. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
9. Ebstein anomaly. Etc.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Can you please tell me about the 5 congenital heart diseases?
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Dr. Alex Goldenanswered
24 years experience
Many more than 5: There are many more than 5 types of congenital heart disease. Some of the most common are:
asd
vsd
bicuspid aortic valve
pda
tetralogy of fallot
transposition of the great arteries
av canal defect
truncus arteriosus communis
tricuspid atresia
pulmonary atresia
hypoplastic left heart syndrome
total anomalous pulmonary venous
connection
double outlet ventricles
single ventricle
and more...
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What are the common congenital heart diseases?
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Dr. Fuad Kiblawianswered
Pediatric Cardiology 30 years experience
Mist common : Bicuspid aortic valve is thought to be present in 2% of the population. Other forms of chd are present in 0.8% of live births, most common are ventricular septal defects, then pulmonary stenosis, patent ductus arteriosus, and atrial septal defects. Hope this answers your question.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for congenital heart disease?
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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Ultrasound, EKG: An echo and ultrasound will pick up nearly all. Further testing may be indicated in specific cases.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Can you die from congenital heart disease?
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Dr. Wlodzimierz Wisniewskianswered
Neonatology 32 years experience
Yes: Yes. There are several heart defects that you may die from if you are affected. Usually that happens early in life. Many of the defects can be corrected surgically, but not all of them and sometimes despite correction they do not have good prognosis. I would refer you for the list of such conditions to pediatric cardiologist since science in this area is changing constantly.
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