Cyanotic heart defect natural history, complications and prognosis
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Overview
Overview
Natural History
Natural History
Complications
Complications
The outlook depends on the specific disorder.
Complications of cyanotic heart disease include:
- Abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death
- Chronic high blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lung
- Heart failure
- Infection in the heart
- Stroke
- Brain Abscess
- Thrombosis/Hemorrhage
- Renal problems/gout
- Scoliosis: 3 times more common in these patients
- Gallstones: Due to increased RBC turnover
Prognosis
Prognosis
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