1. Congenital Heart Disease
Child Heart Center Delhi

2. Congenital heart defect is the most common type of birth defect with which a baby has been born. It can affect the septum, heart valves, arteries and veins of the baby in question and affect the blood flow.

3. The causes for the CHD in baby can include medical conditions in mom such as diabetes, lupus, rubella, being obese and phenylketonuria. It can also be due to the changes in the genes or chromosomes. Fetus with certain genetic and chromosomal conditions such as Down syndrome, turner syndrome, noonan syndrome, velocardiofacial syndrome and alagille syndrome are also most likely to have CHD. Lifestyle habit such as smoking, drinking and talking certain medications during pregnancy can also causes CHD

4. Diagnosis
Severe CHD can be diagnosed during pregnancy or soon after birth; other can only be detected when the child gets older. During pregnancy a test called fetal echo is done by an experienced specialist to check the baby’s heart. It takes an image of baby in the wom, this test can be done as early as 18 to 22 weeks of pregnancy.

5. The test is recommended for the following causes:
Maternal conditions
Diabetes
Anticonvulsant intake
Prev child with CHD
Infections : parvovirus, Rubella, Coxsackie
Autoimmune disease: Anti Rho/La positive

6. Fetal conditions
Increased Nuchal thickness
Abnormal ducts venosus
Abnormal fetal cardiac screening
Major extracadiac abnormality
Abnormal fetal karyotype
Hydrops
Fetal dysrthythhmia

7. BLK Children’s Heart Institute & Delhi Child Heart Center
Contact Address
BLK Children’s Heart Institute & Delhi Child Heart Center
130, Uday Park
New Delhi