Congenital Heart Disease Center - Azusa, CA
Azusa Cardiologist Doctors for Congenital Heart DiseaseType of Physician: Cardiologist What is a Cardiologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners are expert in diseases of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. They consult with surgeons on heart surgery, perform diagnostic procedures, and manage complex conditions such as heart attacks and arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat). Specialty: Cardiology Common Name: Heart Doctor Cardiologist Doctors in Azusa * Heart Clinic  Citrus Valley Cardiology Medical Group Inc  Uday G Gadgil MD  Prakash T Patel MD  Nandkumar V Dandekar MD  Cardiology Medical Group  Magan Medical Clinic  City of Hope National Medical Center Cardiology  City of Hope National Medical Center Cardiology  City of Hope National Medical Center Cardiology  Zahida Bhutto MD  Johnny S Gaw MD  Foothill Cardiology  Pareed Mohamed MD  Foothill Cardiology  Mohammed Q Khan MD Inc  Jonathon Tye MD & Kenneth Tye MD  Jonathon Tye MD & Kenneth Tye MD  Alejandro Saichin MD  Cardiology Baldwin Park  Cardiology Baldwin Park  Cardiology Baldwin Park  Cardiology Baldwin Park  Cardiology Baldwin Park  Cardiology Baldwin Park  Diamond Bar Cardiovascular  Foothill Cardiology  Foothill Cardiology  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Foothill Cardiology  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Cardiovascular  Cardiovascular  Soon Kwun MD  Chandrahas Agarwal MD  Chandrahas Agarwal MD  Cardiac Surgery Group  Chaparral Medical Group Inc  Chaparral Medical Group Inc  Yogesh K Paliwal MD & Amit R Paliwal MD  Chaparral Medical Group Inc  Iduama Kelly-Dokubo MD  James H Liu MD  Kartik Thaker MD Inc  Kelvin Yee MD  Tom Tha Yeh MD  Southern California Heart Center  Southern California Heart Center  Howard Elkin MD  Lily Ho MD  Alireza Jafari MD  Klieman & Spiwak Surgical Associates  Paresh Patel MD  Bright Health Physicians Cardiology Associates  Rana Bahl MD  Bright Health Physicians Cardiology Associates  Bright Health Physicians Cardiology Associates  Asoka Jayaweera MD  Richard L Parks MD & Barton Ueki MD  Thomas Gaarder MD  Henry C Yee MD  Greg S Yen MD  Harry M Brener MD  Paul G Hovsepian MD  Iftikhar A Khan MD  Sander Peck MD  Jorge A Pena MD  Garvey Medical Center  Bao Bin Yang MD  St Jude Cardiology  St Jude Cardiology  St Jude Cardiology  St Jude Cardiology  St Jude Cardiology  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Southern California Heart Specialists  Cardiology Care of the Heart  HealthCare Partners Medical Group Los Angeles  Foothill Cardiology  Foothill Cardiology  Foothill Cardiology  Foothill Cardiology  Foothill Cardiology  Foothill Cardiology  Jon Sherman MD  Kamlesh Dhawan & Vijay Dhawan MDs  Jose B Farinha MD  John W Zamarra MD  Caremore Medical Group  Caremore Medical Group  John Choie MD  Los Angeles Cardiology Associates  Richard Bruck MD Azusa, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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Congenital Heart DefectsRead the Congenital Heart Defects article » What are congenital heart defects?Congenital (kon-JEN-i-tal) heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth. These defects can involve the interior walls of the heart, valves inside the heart, or the arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart or out to the body. Congenital heart defects change the normal flow of blood through the heart. There are many different types of congenital heart defects. They range from simple defects with no symptoms to complex defects with severe, life-threatening symptoms. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting 8 of every 1,000 newborns. Each year, more than 35,000 babies in the United States are born with congenital heart defects. Most of these defects are simple conditions that are easily fixed or need no treatment. A small number of babies are born with complex congenital heart defects that need special medical attention soon after birth. Over the past few decades, the diagnosis and treatment of these complex defects has greatly improved. As a result, almost all children with complex heart defects grow to adulthood and can live active, productive lives because their heart defects have been effectively treated. Most people with complex heart defects continue to need special heart care throughout their lives. They may need to pay special attention to certain issues that their condition could affect, such as health insurance, employment, pregnancy and contraception, and preventing infection during routine health procedures. Today in the United States, about 1 million adults are living with congenital heart defects. How the heart worksTo understand congenital heart defects, it's helpful to know how the normal heart works. Your child's heart is a muscle about the size of his or her fist. It works like a pump and beats 100,000 times a day. ... Recommended Reading Related to Congenital Heart DefectsIntoduction to How The Heart WorksYour heart is an amazing organ. It continuously pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life. This fist-sized powerhouse beats (expands and contracts) 100,000 times per day, pumping five or six quarts of blood each minute, or about 2,000 gallons per day. How Does Blood Travel Through the Heart? As the heart beats, it pumps blood through a system of blood vessels, called the circulatory system. The vessels are elastic, muscular tubes that carry blood to every part of the body. Blood is essential. In addition to carrying fresh oxygen from the lungs and nutrients to your body's tissues, it also takes the body's waste products, including carbon dioxide, away from the tissues. This is necessary to sustain life and promote the health of all the body's tissues. There are three main types of blood vessels:
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