41. An Index Of Information Presented On The Heart Disease And Cardiology Home Page A resource library of categorized links on heart disease and surgery. The sections on heart surgery Category Health Medicine Surgery Cardiothoracic...... congenital heart disease congenital heart disease heart disease thatdevelops before birth - takes many different forms. Advances http://heartdisease.about.com/mlibrary.htm

zfp=-1 About Heart Disease/Cardiology Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Heart Disease/Cardiology with Richard N. Fogoros Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Cardiology 101 - the basics Common Heart Tests Symptom Checker ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Angioplasty (PTCA) and stents Angioplasty (or PTCA) is a catheterization procedure in which blocked coronary arteries are unblocked using balloons, tiny drills, laser or other techniques. Stents are tiny metal scaffolds that are applied to the inside of a diseased artery, then expanded to hold the artery open. Aortic aneurysm and vascular disease Aortic aneurysm, or dilation of the aorta, is responsible for thousands of deaths each year. Other forms of vascular heart disease also cause substantial mortality and loss of function. Arrhythmias and their treatment Cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disturbances, can be entirely benign, or highly lethal. Telling the difference, and knowing how aggressively to treat, can present a true challenge. Cardiac drugs This page links to sites providing information on the multitude of drugs used to treat heart disease.

42. 32nd BETHESDA CONFERENCE - Table Of Contents 32nd Bethesda Conference Care of the Adult With congenital heart disease*. TaskForce 1 The Changing Profile of congenital heart disease in Adult Life http://www.acc.org/clinical/bethesda/beth32/dirIndex.htm

var showMenu="ExpandMain:clinical;"; // document.modified = "Tuesday March 12, 2002"; document.modified = "03/12/2002"; Contents Print a PDF Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 ... Tables and Figures References PROCEEDINGS OF THE 32ND BETHESDA CONFERENCE CARE OF THE ADULT WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE JACC Vol. 37, 2001: 1161-98 32nd Bethesda Conference: Care of the Adult With Congenital Heart Disease Contents Introduction Summary of Recommendations Task Force 1: The Changing Profile of Congenital Heart Disease in Adult Life Task Force 2: Special Health Care Needs of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease ... Participants, Conference Steering Committee, and Staff * The recommendations set forth in this report are those of the Conference participants and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the American College of Cardiology. When citing this document, the

43. Congenital Paediatric Cardiac Disease - General Practice Notebook Clinicallyoriented information. http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/MedwebPage.cfm?ID=1221591043

44. Congenital Heart Disease congenital heart disease. Although congenital heart disease killed about 5,000 Americansin 1995, that marked a 24 percent drop in the death rate since 1985. http://www.acc.org/media/patient/chd/chd.htm

var showMenu="ExpandMain:media;HighlightSub:patient;"; // document.modified = "Tuesday March 12, 2002"; document.modified = "03/12/2002"; Congenital Heart Disease Types of Congenital Heart Diagnosing Heart Defects Terri and her husband, Mike, cooed at their newborn daughter, Sasha, born on a sunny Tuesday in Baltimore in 1949. When Terri’s obstetrician, Dr. Libby, came in, they assumed it was to congratulate them, until they saw his face. Dr. Thomas’s diagnosis was tetralogy of Fallot, a type of congenital heart disease or heart defect that occurs as a fetus is developing. "Tetralogy of Fallot," Dr. Thomas explained, "means that the artery from Sasha’s heart to her lungs is narrowed. The wall separating the lower left and right chambers of her heart has a hole in it. These abnormalities prevent oxygen-rich blood from circulating to the rest of her body and cause her blue coloring. We call it cyanosis or Œblue-baby’ disease." Tetralogy of Fallot, he told them, could cost Sasha her life.

45. Carsonsheart's Site Page Frame-placeholder For Index.htm Peronsal page dedicated to a child who had open heart surgery for congenital heart disease. http://members.tripod.com/carsonsheart/

46. Childrens Heart Surgery Provides information on diagnosis, treatment of congenital heart disease and physicians. Offers surgical management for children with congenital cardiac conditions and malformations of the great vessels. (Kansas City, MO) http://www.childrensmercy.com/cardiovascularsurgery/default.htm

Heart (Cardiovascular) Surgery Children's Mercy South Outpatients Clinics Why Children's Mercy Search for Registered Members ... Other Sections/Departments Children's Heart Surgery Our pediatric cardiac surgery program provides the full spectrum of pediatric heart surgery care for neonatal, pediatric and adolescent cardiac patients. Why is Children's Mercy the best hospital for heart surgery? Children's Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri, ranks among the top three pediatric hospitals in the nation for annual volume of surgical procedures. Our heart surgery program is the only one within a 150- county region that offers cardiac surgery for newborns, and our pediatric heart surgery program also covers adults with congenital heart problems. The best pediatric heart surgeons in the Midwest are at Children's Mercy. Children's Mercy is the only hospital in the region where a board-certified pediatric intensivist is in-house 24 hours per day to provide care for children who need heart surgery. Read more about one family's search to find a pediatric cardiac surgeon Physicians Lofland, Gary K., MD

47. Pediatric Cardiology Pediatric Cardiology and congenital heart disease. Cardiology Links. CardiologyAngiograms of infant with congenital heart disease. Aortic http://cardio-info.com/linkpeds.htm

Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease Cardiology Links Cardiology in General - general cardiology information links Cardiology-Related Books Cardiology Commercial Sites Cardiology Educational/Informational Cardiology Journals ... Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Cardiac Anatomy and Diseases General Information Valvular Disease Peripheral Vascular Disease Cardiomyopathies ... Heart Failure Cardiac Cath Links Cardiac Catheterization Procedures Cardiac Cath Images Cardiac Cath Resources Cardiac Cath-Related Books ... Cardiac Cath Organizations Noninvasive Cardiology Echocardiography and Sonography - echo, sono, and equipment manufacturers Vascular Links General Medical Links Anatomy Educational Medical Sites Hospitals/Health Care Centers Humanitarian Medical Sites ... Medical Links - Libraries, Databases, Searches, Pages with good links Miscellaneous Medical Topics - pharmacology, book stores, computers in medicine, biomedical links, physicians.

48. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 19, Ch. 261, Congenital Anomalies click here for navigation help. congenital heart disease. COMPLEX CYANOTICcongenital heart disease. Complex cardiac anomalies producing cyanosis. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section19/chapter261/261b.htm

This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 19. Pediatrics Chapter 261. Congenital Anomalies Topics [General] Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Vascular Disease Heart Failure ... Chromosomal Abnormalities Congenital Heart Disease Anatomic defects of the heart and great vessels produced at various stages of fetal development and present at birth. Epidemiology and Etiology The incidence is 1/120 live births. The risk is estimated at 2 to 3% in children with an affected first-degree relative (higher if the relative is a parent). A specific cause can sometimes be identified. Some chromosomal defects (eg, trisomy 13 or 18) may cause severe congenital cardiac anomalies, whereas others (eg, trisomy 21, Turner's syndrome [XO]) and genetic disorders (eg, Holt-Oram syndrome) may cause less severe anomalies. Maternal illness (eg, diabetes mellitus, SLE, rubella), environmental exposure (eg, to thalidomide, isotretinoin, or alcohol [fetal alcohol syndrome]), or combinations of these may be implicated. Physiology and Pathophysiology In normal hearts, cardiovascular changes after birth (closure of the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus, reduced pulmonary vascular resistance) separate systemic from pulmonary circuits (see

49. Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Treatments Short and simple explanations of the different procedures used in treating heart birth defects. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4580

50. Diseases And Conditions -- Discovery Health -- Congenital Heart Disease congenital heart disease, also known as CHD, is any birth defect whichaffects the heart or the large blood vessels. http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/19.html

congenital heart disease By Eric Berlin, MD Images (click to view larger image) Congenital heart disease, also known as CHD, is any birth defect which affects the heart or the large blood vessels. Congenital means that the defect is present at birth. What is going on in the body? There are many different birth defects that can affect the heart. For example, the valves of the heart may be missing or not work properly. In other cases, there may be holes in the walls of the heart or abnormal connections between blood vessels and the heart. The defects may be mild and cause no problems. Or they may be life threatening and require surgery hours after birth. Some common congenital heart defects include: atrial septal defect , which is an abnormal opening between the two upper chambers of the heart ventricular septal defect , which is an abnormal opening between the two lower chambers of the heart tetralogy of Fallot , which is a set of four typical heart abnormalities coarctation of the aorta , which is a narrowing of the aorta pulmonary atresia , which is an abnormality of the opening between the heart and the arteries to the lungs patent ductus arteriosus , which is an abnormal opening between the aorta and the artery to the lung transposition of the great vessels , which is a switch in the normal positions of the aorta and the artery to the lung What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

51. Children: Heart Disease & Health 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. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477

52. Adult Congenital Heart Association Pregnancy and congenital heart disease. The good news is that most women withcongenital heart disease can have a successful pregnancy with proper care. http://www.achaheart.org/newsletter/pregnancy.shtml

Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease By Carole A. Warnes, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota ACHA Home About Us Contact Us Join ACHA! ... Help ACHA! The good news is that most women with congenital heart disease can have a successful pregnancy with proper care. This is not the case for everyone, however; two important questions must be answered before conception: 1) what is the risk to the mother? 2) what is the risk to the fetus? MATERNAL RISKS FETAL RISKS LABOR AND DELIVERY For high-risk patients, labor and delivery is carefully planned. One is admitted to hospital so that labor may be induced. Vaginal delivery is appropriate in most cases unless there are contraindications. Good pain control and a short labor and delivery are important. Special monitoring of both mother and baby is frequently used. Antibiotics are usually given around the time of labor and delivery to help prevent infection. The cardiologist and the obstetrician will work together to ensure a safe delivery. It is important to emphasize that before a woman gets pregnant she should discuss all of these issues with her doctor. These are very important decisions and cannot be undertaken lightly. In addition to reviewing the immediate risks of a pregnancy, consideration should be given to the ability to raise a child for several years. Will one need cardiac surgery in the future and, if so, how risky will that be? It is very gratifying that despite all these challenges many patients have successful pregnancies, and I have a wall of baby photos to prove it!

53. Congenital Heart Disease - Stanford Hospital And Clinics congenital heart disease. Location Boswell Building 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford,CA Click here for map. Mailing Address 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305. http://www.stanfordhospital.com/clinicsmedServices/COE/heart/congenitalheartdise

Overview Our Team Cardiac (Heart) Surgery Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy Center ... Thriving With Heart Disease: A Unique Program for You and Your Family Congenital Heart Disease Location: Boswell Building 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA Click here for map Mailing Address: 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305 Contact Phone: Days and Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm The adult congenital heart disease clinic specializes in patients who were born with congenital heart defects and are now adults facing a range of challenges. Although most will have undergone corrective surgery, some may not have been previously treated, or may have recently discovered or complex residual conditions requiring therapy involving drugs, interventional procedures, or surgery. Additional attention is directed to new rhythm disturbances, heart failure, the possible need for pacemakers, and the cardiac concerns of adulthood such as pregnancy, as well as management of hypertension and cholesterol. Commonly encountered situations include: Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Mustard procedures Fontan operations "Switch" operations Congenital valvular abnormalities Pulmonary hypertension Cyanotic heart disease T he clinic has affiliated subspecialists with an interest in adult congenital heart disease within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Division of Pediatric Cardiology.

54. Congenital Heart Defects Congenital Heart Disease Webring Webring and email list for congenital heart defects. Instructions for joining and adding sites.Category Health Conditions and Diseases Support Groups...... The congenital heart disease (CHD) Webring is a collection of web sites about congenitalheart disease that are all linked together with a special html fragment http://chdring.tripod.com/

Get Five DVDs for $.49 each. Join now. Tell me when this page is updated Congenital heart defects occur in 1 of 100 live births, heart defects are the most common birth defect. The Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Webring is a collection of web sites about congenital heart disease that are all linked together with a special html fragment. The congenital Heart Disease Webring and Yahoo groups also sponsor a very popular email support list. Anyone with an interest in Congenital Heart Defects may join the list By linking all of our sites together we make it easy for people to find the information they need when they first find out that they or a loved one have a heart defect. Please join our community by adding your website or joining our parents support mailing list How to Navigate the Ring Search The Ring How to Edit Your Ring Site View My Guestbook Sign My Guestbook Visit Old Guest Books Recommended Books Ring Owner's Home Page alt.support.heart-children alt.support.heart-defects e-mail New Book The Parent's Guide to Congenital Heart Defects Join our mail support group, send a blank message to

55. Heart: Health And Medical Information About Heart Disease And Other Cardiovascul Detailed look at congenital heart disease, such as the causes, symptoms, types and treatments. http://www.about-heartdisease.com

MedicineNet Home FocusOn Heart FocusOn Heart Medical Information on Heart Conditions Lessons Learned from Pitcher's Early Death The New "Coated" Stents Health Benefits of Physical Activity Heart Scans..Should You Get One? ... Lescol , fluvastatin Lipitor , atorvastatin Lopid , gemfibrozil Mevacor , lovastatin Pletal , cilostazol Pravachol , pravastatin Zocor , simvastatin More Medications Heart Disease and Menopause Cough CPR Valid? Heart Attack Symptoms? ... Content Licensing Allergies Alzheimer's Arthritis Asthma Blood Pressure Cancer Cholesterol Chronic Pain Crohn's Disease Depression Diabetes Dictionary Digestion Eyesight First Aid Healthy Kids Heart Hepatitis C HIV Liver Lung Cond. Medications Menopause Men's Health Migraine Osteoporosis Rheum. Arthritis Senior Health Skin Sleep Thyroid Urology Weight Mgmt. Women's Health 650+ More Topics Find a Therapist by Psychology Today 10 Questions To Ask Your Doctor Heart Health e-Tools ... Free Newsletters March 30, 2003 Information on this web site is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. You should not use the information on this web site for diagnosing or treating a medical or health condition. You should carefully read all product packaging. If you have or suspect you have a medical problem, promptly contact your professional healthcare provider. Statements and information regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any course of supplementation or treatment.

56. Virtual Children's Hospital: Surgical Correction Of Congenital Heart Disease Surgical Correction of congenital heart disease. Editors Christopher A.Caldarone, MD Assistant Professor Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/surgery/SurgicalCHD/

Surgical Correction of Congenital Heart Disease Editors: Christopher A. Caldarone, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Natisha P. Busick, B.S. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Douglas M. Behrendt, M.D. Professor Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Matthew Nims, B.S. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery John T. Milleman, B.S. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Associate Editors: Ralph Delius, M.D. Alfredo R. Ramirez, M.D. Thomas Fagan, M.D. The University of Iowa Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed First Published: March 2000 Last Revised: September 2000 Table of Contents Arterial Switch Operation Atrial Septal Defect Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome ... This Site's Awards, Reviews and Comments See related Provider Textbooks about Surgery See related Provider Topics Congenital Heart Disease Genetics/Birth Defects Heart and Circulation Procedures and Therapies ... Surgeries or Surgery See related Patient Topics Congenital Heart Disease Genetics/Birth Defects Heart and Circulation Procedures and Therapies or Surgeries Virtual Hospital Home Virtual Children's Hospital Home Site Map ... UI Health Care Home http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/surgery/SurgicalCHD/index.html

57. HLHS And Joshua's Fight To Live A personal story of a boy who had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a very serious congenital heart disease. Read his story, see his photos, links, poems and guest book. http://joshuasheart.homestead.com/

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58. Virtual Children's Hospital: CQQA: Congenital Heart Disease Pediatrics Common Questions, Quick Answers. congenital heart disease (CHD). Theprocess starts all over again. What is congenital heart disease? http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/pediatrics/cqqa/congenitalhrtdisease.html

Pediatrics Common Questions, Quick Answers Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Donna D'Alessandro, M.D. Lindsay Huth, B.A. Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed Creation Date: February 2002 Last Revision Date: April 2002 Common Questions, Quick Answers How should the heart work? What is congenital heart disease? What causes it? ... When should I call the doctor? How should the heart work? The heart is a muscle. It has two chambers and four valves. The heart pushes out oxygen rich blood. The blood travels through the body then comes back to the heart for more oxygen. The process starts all over again. What is congenital heart disease? Congenital heart disease (CHD) is when a baby is born with a birth defect in his heart. Part of his heart does not work right. It has difficulty pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body. What causes it? CHD is caused by a heart defect. There are many different kinds of defects. Doctors do not always know what caused the defect. Certain conditions during pregnancy place the baby at higher risk for CHD: If a mother has a viral infection during pregnancy, such as rubella (German Measles).

59. Will's Heart Page An overview of our son's congenital heart disease. Links and information for families of children with heart defects. http://www.mindspring.com/~trkwapil/

Welcome to Will's Heart Page This page is a testament to and a celebration of Will's courage and forbearance. It is dedicated to all of the wonderful family, friends, doctors, nurses, and therapists who have loved and cared for Will. Thank you for your unceasing efforts, your laughter, and your tears. You have truly helped to give us the most wonderful gift possible. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to follow the links) A few caveats before you proceed... An open letter ... A summary of our legal actions in this matter (including an overview of sovereign immunity laws) Photograph Archive A primer for parents of children with congenital heart disease (coming soon) A sample Statement of Patient Rights Acknowledgments Links (where to go for information, support, and advocacy) Thanks again for all of your love and assistance, Click here for the beta version of our java enhanced site Click here to email us Click here to view our awards! Back This Congenital Heart Disease webring site is owned by Tom Kwapil Next Page Skip Next Page Previous Page ... Random Page Next

60. Ask NOAH About: Congenital Heart Defects System, Houston TX (also in Spanish) Congenital Heart Defects Children's HeartInstitute congenital heart disease - Texas Heart Institute Congenital Heart http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/genetic_diseases/chd.html

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