What Is A”Blue” Heart Or Cyanotic Congenital Heart?
About a quarter of congenital heart defects are what we call “blue” hearts or cyanotic hearts. Here, the defect of the heart allows the right heart blood which has low oxygen content, or “blue” blood, to mix with the left heart blood which has high oxygen content, or “pink” blood. The most common of the “blue” heart is called Fallot’s tetralogy, named after a French doctor who described the condition. Here, the combination of hole in the heart, narrowing of the vessel to the lungs and overriding of the blood vessel to the body across the hole results in the “blue” blood mixing with the “pink” blood. Hence the child appears “blue”. This is visible on the finger tips and lips. How Often Do We Get Small Or Large Holes? The majority of patients with heart defects have no symptoms and do not require treatment. It is estimated that about 25% of infants presenting in infancy require medical treatment or surgery. What Are The Symptoms That Would Suggest That A Child Has A Hole In The Heart Or
