Detection of congenital heart defects is a very important step for the treatment and management of these type of defects. This article provides information about the different methods used for the detection of congenital heart defects. Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects and leading cause of birth-defect related deaths, affecting between 4 and 75 per 1000 live births. As the name suggests congenital heart defect is the defect in the structure of heart present at the time of birth.
Although the exact cause of congenital heart defects is unknown, it is believed that they are developed due to irregular growth of heart muscle during the early weeks of pregnancy, while some defects are associated with certain genetic disorders. Congenital heart defects are diagnosed and detected during infancy or some are detected even before birth. However, it is difficult to diagnose…
