Congenital Heart Disease is a common reason of deaths among infants. The survival rate is low due to lack of medical access and screening methods. Techniques like Pulse oximetry help detect delayed, asymptomatic CHD in new-borns. Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is a major cause of death in infants. The number of congenital heart disease (CHD) cases in India is likely to be massive due to a very high birth rate. Estimates show that 180,000 children are born with CHD every year in India.
Many children with CHD are left untreated due to: delayed diagnosis of asymptomatic CHD, inefficient screening methods, high cost and no access to medical help. CHD detection can be done by improving screening techniques. Hoke et al. (2002) hypothesised that the new-borns with CHD would have abnormally low leg saturation before the ductus arteriosus starts closing. This hypothesis was based on the fact…
