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Congenital Heart Disease in Babies and Children

  • By Kauvery Hospitals
  • January 26, 2017
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Congenital Heart Disease in Babies and Children

A child suffering from an abnormally structured heart or a blood vessel is said to be suffering from a congenital heart disease (CHD). The child’s heart suffers from serious functional disadvantages, and the efficiency is very poor. The heart may have holes in them or they may have incomplete and missing parts. The blood vessels

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Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

  • By Kauvery Hospitals
  • August 12, 2016
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Dr. Prashanth Shah, Paediatric Cardiologist, Kauvery Hospital talks about the various types of cardiac complications in children. 80 to 90% of patients lead a normal life after surgery. The timing of surgery and good teamwork is important. There is an option of minimally invasive cardiac surgery so that no apparent scars are visible. In Kauvery

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Catheter Procedure for Babies: A Novel Method of Closing Holes in the Heart without Surgery

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  • March 1, 2016
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Uma is a one-year old baby girl from Assam. Her parents brought her to Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, with complaints of lung congestion and breathing difficulties. Uma was unable to feed well, and did not gain weight like a normal baby of her age. She was diagnosed with a heart problem called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).

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Know Your Child’s Heart

  • By Kauvery Hospitals
  • December 29, 2015
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Every year, at least 3 to 8 out of every 1000 babies are born worldwide with defective heart. In addition, a small proportion of children who are born with normal heart acquire heart conditions such as Rheumatic heart disease, Kawasaki disease, Myopathies etc. Rheumatic heart disease usually follows a simple throat infection caused by the

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