Hole in kids heart can be treated without open heart surgery or scar. Doctor, what is Pediatric cardiology? Pediatric cardiology deals with detection and treatment of congenital heart defect and acquired heart diseases in children by a trained pediatric cardiologist. A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a problem with the structure of the heart present since birth. Heart defects are detected in a more systematic method which were neglected or under-diagnosed due to lack of facilities and lack of awareness earlier.
What is the incidence of heart problems in children in India? In India every 1 newborn baby out of 100-120 live born suffers from CHD. Every year, 1, 80,000 babies are born with CHD and 50,000 babies die every year before their first birthday due to their untreated heart disease (10% of current infant mortality rate). 25% of congenital heart diseases are undiagnosed even in…
