What effect does heart disease have on the child?
One of the main difficulties is breathlessness when the child moves, or a baby when feeding. This means that a…
Month: September 2025
What sort of abnormalities occur in congenital heart disease?
There may be a narrowing at some point which means the pumping chamber behind has to work harder. There may…
What is murmur?
A murmur is the noise produced by blood passing through the heart and big blood vessels. What the doctors have…
What does the heart normally do?
The main function of the heart is to pump blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen…
What is congenital heart disease?
The word “congenital” means “from birth”, and when applied to heart disease, means that the baby has been born with…
Everyday life with angina
After treatment, most people with angina can get back to a normal or near-normal life. However, many people with…
How to live with angina?
Preventing a disease before it happens is called primary prevention. down its progress. This is called secondary prevention. For angina,…
Surgical treatment (SEE HIS 12)
Coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) has been used for the last 25 years as an additional method of relieving angina.…
What is Beta blockers
Beta blocker drugs are swallowed whole, and act by slowing down the heart rate. They reduce the heart’s work so…