What symptoms will children with congenital heart disease have?

Although the current medical level is relatively advanced and some congenital diseases can be detected during pregnancy, some people may miss some congenital diseases because of inadequate prenatal examinations or careless prenatal examinations. Then after the child was born, we discovered that the child had some abnormalities. So, what are the symptoms of a child with congenital heart disease?

1. Cyanosis: Cyanosis is a prominent manifestation of cyanotic congenital heart disease. It may persist after birth or become gradually apparent three to four months after birth, and is most obvious on the lips, nail beds, and tip of the nose.

2. Heart murmur: Heart murmurs can be heard in most congenital heart diseases. This murmur is loud and rough, and in severe cases may be accompanied by chest tremors.

3. Poor physical strength: Due to poor heart function, insufficient blood supply and hypoxia, critically ill children have difficulty feeding in infancy, stop sucking after a few sips, have shortness of breath, are prone to vomiting and sweating profusely, like to be held upright, and older children are unwilling to move and like to squat. They are easily fatigued after activities and have paroxysmal dyspnea. Those with severe hypoxia often faint suddenly while breastfeeding, crying or defecating, and are prone to heart failure.

4. Susceptible to respiratory tract infection: Most congenital heart diseases are prone to repeated respiratory tract infection due to increased pulmonary blood.

5. Heart failure: Neonatal heart failure is considered an emergency. Most of the time, it is due to severe heart defects in the children. Its clinical manifestations are due to congestion in the pulmonary and systemic circulations and reduced cardiac output. The children are pale, breathless, have difficulty breathing and tachycardia, and their blood pressure is often low. Gallop rhythm can be heard and the liver is enlarged, but peripheral edema is rare.

Children with congenital heart disease not only have the above-mentioned symptoms, but also develop much more slowly than their peers. If the child is found to have the above symptoms after birth, the child should be taken to the hospital for examination in time. Only after early diagnosis can treatment be given early. The earlier the treatment, the better the prognosis of the child.