Cardiovascular Disorders - Things to Note Flashcards by Niecee Rivers | Brainscape

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about 1 out of every 100 live births

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2 or 3 cases symptomatic in 1st yr
25% require surgery in 1st yr
90% live into adulthood

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Major cause of death in…

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1st yr
2nd to prematurity
many times not found in infant

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Can be associated w/…

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Prenatal factors
> alcohol use
> gestational diabetes; concerned abt hypoglycemia in infant, heart defects if severely uncontrolled
Trisomies: 21, 13, 18

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Most common anomaly

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Ventricular septal defect

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