Congenital Heart Disease Center - Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land * Fort Bend Heart Center  Southwest Cardiology  Southwest Cardiology  Sugar Land Cardiology Associates  Reddy & Reynolds Cardiology  Sugar Land Cardiology Associates  Sugar Land Cardiology Associates  Sugar Land Heart Center  Colony Heart Center  Steven Y Yong MD  Eric Davis MD  SKG Heart Center  Kenneth E Otah MD  Cardiovascular Medicine Assoc  Texas Surgical Association  Dipti Bavishi MD  Kirit Desai MD  Diagnostic Cardiology of Houston  Houston Cardiovascular Consultants LLP  Houston Cardiovascular Consultants LLP  Houston Heart Centre  Cardiology Of Houston  Houston Arrhythmia Associates PA  Glover O Johnson Jr. MD  Young I Kim MD  Cardiology Associates  Cardiology Of Houston  Cardiology Of Houston  Diagnostic Cardiology of Houston  Francisco R Maislos MD  Diagnostic Cardiology of Houston  Cardiology Of Houston  Alief & West Houston Cardiology  Advanced Cardiac Care Association  Diagnostic Cardiology of Houston  Cardiology Associates  Cardiology Of Houston  Kas Saranathan MD PA  Cardiology Of Houston  Jose R Soto MD  Ramon Chua Ty Jr. MD PA  Southwest Heart Center  Hillcroft Medical Clinic  Ahmad Taleghany MD  Houston Metropolitan Cardiology  Houston Metropolitan Cardiology  Houston Metropolitan Cardiology  Houston Metropolitan Cardiology  Memorial Cardiology Associates PA  Comprehensive Heart Care PA  Cardiology Associates Of Houston  Cardiology Associates Of Houston  Houston Arrhythmia Associates PA  Comprehensive Heart Care PA  Memorial City Cardiology Associates  Houston Cardiac Clinic PA  Cardiology Associates Of Houston  Houston Cardiac Clinic PA  Memorial Cardiology Associates PA  Memorial City Cardiology Associates  Memorial City Cardiology Associates  Memorial City Cardiology Associates  Memorial Cardiology Associates PA  Memorial Cardiology Associates PA  Memorial City Cardiology Associates  Houston Cardiac Clinic PA  WESTSIDE CARDIOVASCULAR  Comprehensive Heart Care PA  Cardiology Associates Of Houston  Kelsey-Seybold St Luke's Medical Tower Cardiology  Houston Cardiac Association  Cardiology Center of Houston PA  Uttam Tripathy MD  Main Medical Group  Peter Chang MD  Matthew Monroe MD  Heart Associates of Texas  Mirza B Baig MD & Humayun Mirza MD  Mirza B Baig MD & Humayun Mirza MD  Cardiology Consultants  Cardiology Consultants  Shiraz P Dhanani MD  Cardiac Intervention Specialist PA  Zimmerman Medical Clinic  Zimmerman Medical Clinic  Matt C Jacob MD  Texas Heart Institute Medical Director  Baylor Heart Clinic  Leachman Cardiology Associates  Cardiology Consultants  Cardiology Specialists of Houston  Houston Electrophysiology Associates  Leachman Cardiology Associates  Delgado Cardiovascular Associates  Sayed F Feghali MD  Southwest Cardiovascular Consultants PA  Internal Medicine at Baylor Clinic  Cardiology Consultants  Southwest Cardiovascular Consultants PA  Surgical Associates of Texas Sugar Land, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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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