Most of them can be detected even at the stage of the mother's pregnancy.
What you need to pay attention to:
1. Congenital heart defects can be detected even in the womb, for this you need to regularly visit a doctor and do ultrasound, screenings. Also, ultrasound should be done periodically to the baby after birth, at least once every few years.
2. Heart disease can be operated both immediately after birth and after several months or years. The doctor decides on this.
3. Heart disease can be asymptomatic but fatal. This includes mitral valve prolapse. It is quite rare in children, but it still happens. Diagnosed by ultrasound.
4. SARS can give a child heart complications. Therefore, during the course of the disease, it is important to observe bed rest, and if after 7 days weakness and lethargy remain, then show it to the doctor and do an ultrasound of the heart.5. Sport in moderation should be in a child's life, if there are no contraindications already diagnosed. In sports clubs, the health of children should be periodically checked by a sports doctor.
6. Adolescents may have false suspicions of heart disease. They arise due to not uneven, active growth, which leads to heart murmurs. Sometimes they go away on their own, but it is important not to ignore the child's complaints: weakness in the legs, hunger pains, etc. If the complaints persist for a long time, a cardiologist's consultation is needed.
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