Heart Diseases Everyone Needs To Know About

Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart problems can be diagnosed while an infant is in utero, during childhood or when the person becomes an adult. While congenital heart disease may display no sudden symptoms, over time noticeable symptoms may appear and include shortness of breath, an inability to exercise, and similar symptoms of heart failure or heart disease. Congenital heart disease also displays specific signs, such as a bluish tint to the lips, skin, and fingers, rapid breathing, abnormal heart rhythms, trouble eating, a consistent weight or sudden weight loss, frequent lung infections, being unable to exercise, and swelling or edema of body tissue and organs.

If a patient experiences any of these symptoms in relation to any of these conditions, they should get themselves checked out immediately and monitor their heart for further prevention of these diseases.