Health and Medical Guide to Genetics vs. Birth Defects Congenital Heart Disease Health information topics about Congenital Heart Disease: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Blood Flow Through a Healthy Heart Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3450.asp?index=... 2. Fetal Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/fetal_ht.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Defects, Congenital National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006330&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Murmurs National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006337&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Frequently Asked Questions about Fetal Echocardiog American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/fe.html 2. What Are Holter, Event and Transtelephonic Monitor American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005149 3. How a Cardiologist Diagnoses Heart Defects American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=152 4. Frequently Asked Questions about Pediatric Echocar American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/ped.html 5. Exercise Tests American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005157 6. Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005172 7. Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00012 8. Doppler Study Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00511 9. Cyanosis Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/cyanosis.html 10. Chest X-Rays: Helping Detect Heart and Lung Condit Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00019 11. Cardiac Ultrasound and Doppler Echocardiography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005161 12. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005170 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Children & Heart Disease: Glossary American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1450 2. Glossary of Childhood Onset Heart Disease Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/resource_room/c_art_15.htm 3. Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3564 Directories 1. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ 2. Cardiology Services Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/cardiology/index.htm Disease Management 1. Your Child's Special Needs American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=179 2. Keeping Your Heart Healthy American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11080 Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=22q112deletionsyndrome 2. Genetics Home Reference: Andersen-Tawil syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=andersentawilsyndrome 3. Genetics Home Reference: Down syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=downsyndrome 4. Genetics Home Reference: Jervell and Lange-Nielsen National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=jervellandlangenielsensyndrome 5. Genetics Home Reference: Noonan syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=noonansyndrome 6. Genetics Home Reference: Romano-Ward syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=romanowardsyndrome 7. Genetics Home Reference: Turner syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=turnersyndrome 8. Genetic Counseling for Adults with Congenital Hear American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11083 National Institutes of Health 1. What Is Congenital Heart Disease? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/chd/chd_what.html Nutrition 1. Feeding Your Infant with Congenital Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4885 Organizations 1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 2. Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/ 3. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 Overviews 1. Congenital Cardiovascular Defects American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4565 2. Congenital Heart Defects March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1212.asp Pictures/Diagrams 1. Slide Show: Common Types of Congenital Heart Defec Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CC00026 Related Issues 1. Congenital Heart Disease and Your Baby: How to Car American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/375.xml 2. Insurance, Legal Issues and Advance Directives American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11084 3. Physical Activity and Exercise American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11081 4. Protein-Losing Enteropathy After the Fontan Operat Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/resource_room/c_art_04.htm 5. Sudden Cardiac Death Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/resource_room/c_art_21_.htm 6. What Is a Pediatric Heart Surgeon? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/sections/sap/he3014.pdf 7. If Your Child Has a Heart Defect Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/if_heart_defect.html Research 1. When the Heart's Electrical System Goes Haywi American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/137/12/I-43 2. Sudden Death in Military Recruits American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/11/I-26 Specific Conditions 1. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11066 2. Ventricular Septal Defect National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/vsd/vsd_what.html 3. Velocardiofacial Syndrome National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/velocario.asp 4. Transposition of the Great Arteries American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11074 5. Atrial Septal Defect National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/asd/asd_what.html 6. Aortic Regurgitation American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4448 7. Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA): A Parent's Gu Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/resource_room/c_art_16.htm 8. Heart Murmurs and Your Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html 9. Truncus Arteriosus American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11073 10. Tricuspid Atresia American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1310 11. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/lefthear.html 12. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1353 13. Atrial Septal Defects in Adults Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00380 14. Atrioventricular Canal Defect Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/canal.html 15. Coarctation of the Aorta American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11069 16. Complete Atrioventricular Canal (CAVC) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11067 17. Heart Murmurs: Can They Develop Later in Life? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00093 18. Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/17/e118.pdf 19. Congenital Valve Defects in Adults Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/congenital/con... 20. Ebstein's Anomaly American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11075 21. Innocent, Physiological and Functional Heart Murmu American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=170 22. Long Q-T Syndrome American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=993 23. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1315 24. Tetralogy of Fallot National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/tof/tof_what.html 25. Tetralogy of Fallot American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11071 26. Single-Ventricle Defects American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11072 27. Pulmonary Valve Stenosis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11070 28. Pulmonary Atresia American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1303 29. Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3456.asp?index=... 30. Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3454.asp?index=... 31. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11065 32. Patent Ductus Arteriosus National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pda/pda_what.html Statistics 1. Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4576 2. Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases--Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1075790728898FS11YTH4.pdf Treatment 1. Atrial Septal Defects: Surgical and Transcatheter Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/resource_room/c_art_14.htm 2. Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4580 3. Heart Transplants in Infants and Children American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4589 4. How Is a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closed Using a Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3455.asp?index=... 5. How Is an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closed Using Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3448.asp?index=... 6. Medical Treatment American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1488 7. New Alternatives to Open Heart Surgery for Childre Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1700/1780.asp?index=... 8. New Devices Treat Heart Defects Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/202_heart.html 9. Pulmonic Stenosis and Balloon Valvuloplasty Congenital Heart Information Network http://tchin.org/resource_room/c_art_02.htm 10. Treating Congenital Heart Defects Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00044 Women 1. Sex, Pregnancy and Birth Control American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11082   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! 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