1. Congenital Heart Information Network Interactive forums, Internet links, and peerreviewed informational materials for families, adults with CHD, and health professionals. http://www.tchin.org

Welcome to our site! C.H.I.N. is an international organization that provides reliable information, support services and resources to families of children with congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, adults with congenital heart defects, and the professionals who work with them. The HopeHeart Necklace The sterling silver “Count Your Blessings” “HopeHeart” was inspired by the idea of changing the world by “opening our hearts.” It is the quintessential symbol representing the essence of C.H.I.N. read more... C.H.I.N. is pleased to announce the creation of Spencer’s Fund, a financial assistance program for families in need. Spencer’s Fund will provide groceries, meals, travel subsidies, lodging assistance, and utility payments to families during extended or far from home appointments and hospital stays. read more Please join our thriving organization! Become a part of our dynamic international community of health professionals, families, and individuals affected by Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Onset Heart Disease. Your tax-deductible donation will help support our web site, online support groups and discussion forums, CHD Awareness Day efforts, Newsletter, and services to organizations and support groups throughout the world.

2. Congenital Heart Disease Resource Page Very extensive list of congenital heart diseases with links to sites dealing withthat particular disease. Information to help parents and provide support. http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth011/heart/

The Congenital Heart Disease Resource Page

3. Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Treatments Many children with congenital heart and blood vessel defects may need medicaltreatment such as diuretics, digoxin or other drugs. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4580

4. Adult Congenital Heart Association Information, resources and support for adults with congenital heart disease. http://www.achaheart.org/

The Adult Congenital Heart Association ACHA Home About Us ACHA Store Conferences ... Site Map Welcome to the ACHA web site! The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) is a nonprofit organization which seeks to improve the quality of life and extend the lives of adults with congenital heart defects. Through education, outreach, advocacy and promotion of research, ACHA serves and supports the more than one million adults with congenital heart defects, their families and the medical community. ACHA Mourns the Loss of Co-Founder The Board and members of ACHA mourn the passing of our co-founder, Karen Klein McNulty. Her kindness, thoughtfulness, courage, strength and spirit will live on forever. Karen pictured here (on the right) with Dr. Carol Warnes. For further information, please visit this posting on the ACHA Message Board Memorial Donations can now be made online through The Network for the Good. What's New? New ACHA Store! Now you can buy ACHA merchandise online, register for conferences, and sign up for ACHA membership online with secure credit card processing. Navigating Medicare and Medicaid : Resource Guides for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and Their Advocates

5. Coping With Congenital Heart Disease In Your Baby - April 1, 1999 - American Aca Article with some useful information, published by The American Academy of Family Physicians. http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/990401d.html

Advanced Search AAFP Home Page Journals Vol. 59/No. 7 (April 1, 1999) Please note: This information was as current as we could make it on the date given above. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics, please visit familydoctor.org , the AAFP patient education Web site. An article on this topic is available in this issue of AFP Coping with Congenital Heart Disease in Your Baby What is congenital heart disease? A congenital heart disease is one that a baby is born with. Did I do something during pregnancy that made my baby have this problem? Probably not. Some things that happen in pregnancy can lead to a congenital heart problem in a baby, but often the reason for the heart disease is not known. Talk with your family doctor if you're worried that you caused your baby's heart problem, but don't blame yourself. I felt depressed when I found out my baby has a heart problem. Is that normal? Yes. Feeling angry, guilty or depressed is normal. Knowing that your baby has a heart problem is stressful. When you first found out about your baby's problem, you may have been in shock.

6. MedlinePlus: Congenital Heart Disease Nutrition; Feeding Your Infant with congenital heart disease (CHD) Related Issues;congenital heart disease and Your Baby How to Care for Your Baby http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/congenitalheartdisease.html

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Other health topics: A B C D ... List of All Topics Congenital Heart Disease Contents of this page: From the NIH Overviews Diagnosis/Symptoms Treatment ... Women Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on Congenital Heart Disease You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages: Birth Defects Cardiomyopathy Heart Diseases Genetics/Birth Defects ... Heart and Circulation From the National Institutes of Health Congenital Heart Defects (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Overviews Congenital Cardiovascular Defects (American Heart Association) Congenital Heart Defects (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation) Diagnosis/Symptoms Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination (American Heart Association) Cyanosis (Texas Heart Institute) Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Echocardiography (Ultrasound of the Heart) (American Heart Association) Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) (American Heart Association) Exercise Tests (American Heart Association) Frequently Asked Questions about Fetal Echocardiography (American Society of Echocardiography) Frequently Asked Questions about Pediatric Echocardiography (American Society of Echocardiography) How a Cardiologist Diagnoses Heart Defects (American Heart Association) What Are Holter, Event and Transtelephonic Monitors?

7. Congenital Heart Disease - Information And Resources Interactive forums, Internet links, and peerreviewed informational materials for families, adults with CHD, and health professionals. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

8. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Congenital Heart Disease congenital heart disease (CHD) is a broad term that can describe a number of congenital heart disease is, by definition, present at birth although its http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001114.htm

@import url(/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Congenital heart disease Contents of this page: Illustrations Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors Symptoms ... Prevention Illustrations Heart, section through the middle Cardiac catheterization Heart, front view Ultrasound, normal fetus - heartbeat ... Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - series Definition Return to top Congenital heart diseases are abnormalities of the heart's structure and function caused by abnormal or disordered heart development before birth. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a broad term that can describe a number of different abnormalities affecting the heart. Congenital heart disease is, by definition, present at birth although its effects may not be obvious immediately. In some cases, such as coarctation of the aorta , it may not present itself for many years and a few lesions such as a small ventricular septal defect (VSD) may never cause any problems and are compatible with normal physical activity and a normal life span. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 35,000 babies are born each year with some type of congenital heart defect. Congenital heart disease is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defects. Many of these defects need to be followed carefully; though some heal over time, others will require treatment

9. MedlinePlus Congenital Heart Disease congenital heart disease http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

10. Oliver W. Caminos, M.D. A most complete manual, text and graphics by Oliver W. Caminos M.D. (1999) http://www.redtail.net/owc

Enter The Book CARDIOLOGY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES THEIR STUDY AND TREATMENT by Oliver W. Caminos, M.D. Graphics and text by Oliver W. Caminos M.D. owcc@aol.com MCI Publications Enter The Book

11. Congenital Heart Defects .com congenital heart defect disease information and support, descriptions of CHDs, children with congenital heart defect disease, congenital heart http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

12. PediHeart Website Comprehensive site on congenital heart disease. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

13. HeartPoint: Congenital Heart Disease congenital heart disease. HeartPoint is primarily designed for people congenital heart disease are defects present from birth and effect a little less http://www.heartpoint.com/congheartdx.html

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE The causes are difficult to determine and probably different in each case. There is further evidence of a genetic contribution in that parents who have had one child with a congenital heart abnormality have an increased risk of their next children having some sort of congenital heart abnormality as well. The risk is increased from the 1 in a thousand range to 1 in twenty. (Remember, that means a 19 in 20 chance of having a child without the abnormality). The risk may be higher in occasional families with certain forms of congenital disease which are passed down frequently to children. Infections in the mother, particularly early in pregnancy, such as rubella ("German measles") are associated with congenital heart abnormalities in those children. The therapy of these disorders is sometimes quite complex, and should be discussed with your physician. The following is a brief atlas of some of the more common congenital heart conditions. The normal flow in the heart can be reviewed from the HeartPoint Gallery page regarding "The Heart"

14. Children's Health System: Superior Pediatrics And A Leading Children's Hospital Pediatric specialists specialize in congenital heart disease, pediatric heart, lung and bone marrow transplantation, pain management, and other pediatric diagnoses and treatment. http://www.chw.org

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin rated #3 in the nation by Child magazine Listen to the radio ad (15 seconds, 208 KB) Children's Hospital of Wisconsin nationally recognized for nursing excellence With premier programs for congenital heart defects and heart disease in children, pediatric bone marrow transplantation, pain management in children from infants to adolescents, and other standard-setting specialties, the primary care pediatricians, pediatric specialist and subspecialist physicians and care teams at Children's Hospital and Health System and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin deliver the best pediatric care to children in Milwaukee, the Great Lakes region and across the nation. Information about our top programs Skip Kendall Pro-Am Fore Kids raises nearly $500,000 Wisconsin Poison Center urges parents and caregivers to watch for outdoor poison hazards More News...

15. CHILDRENS HEART SOCIETY, EDMONTON AB Information about this nonprofit, volunteer based support group, dedicated to helping families affected by congenital heart disease/Defects. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

16. Congenital Heart Disease - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center congenital heart disease (En español). Congenital heart defects are heart problemspresent at congenital heart disease in the baby s mother or father. http://www.tmc.edu/thi/congenit.html

//var DOCUMENTGROUP=''; //var DOCUMENTNAME=''; //var ACTION=''; Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Again Ranked Among Nation's Top 10 Heart Centers Click here for Heart Owner's Update This publication contains information to help you understand and live a heart-healthy lifestyle. We subscribe to the HONcode principles. Verify here. Congenital Heart Disease (En español) Congenital heart defects are heart problems present at birth. They happen when the heart does not develop normally before birth. About 8 out of every 1,000 infants are born with one or more heart or circulatory problems. Doctors usually do not know the cause of congenital heart defects, but they do know of some conditions that increase a child's risk of being born with a heart defect. They include Congenital heart disease in the baby's mother or father.

17. CANADIAN ADULT CONGENITAL HEART NETWORK Your Mortality, Live With Vitality" Patrick Mathieu (President, Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance) was born with congenital heart disease. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

18. Congenital Heart Disease: Ebstein's Anomaly - Texas Heart Institute Heart Inform See also on this site congenital heart disease. See on other sites. American HeartAssociation www.americanheart.org Diseases Conditions Children http://www.tmc.edu/thi/ebstein.html

//var DOCUMENTGROUP=''; //var DOCUMENTNAME=''; //var ACTION=''; Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Again Ranked Among Nation's Top 10 Heart Centers Click here for Heart Owner's Update This publication contains information to help you understand and live a heart-healthy lifestyle. We subscribe to the HONcode principles. Verify here. Ebstein's Anomaly (En español) Ebstein's anomaly is a defect that mainly affects the tricuspid valve. The tricuspid valve is the valve that controls blood flow between the heart's upper-right chamber (the right atrium) and lower-right chamber (the right ventricle). In Ebstein's anomaly, the tricuspid valve is located lower than normal, so the upper part of the right ventricle is part of the right atrium. This means that the right ventricle is too small and the right atrium is too large. Besides being too low, the tricuspid valve may not be formed correctly. Heart valves are made up of flaps called leaflets. When the leaflets are normal, they act like doors, which control blood flow by opening and closing. But in Ebstein's anomaly, abnormal leaflets may let blood leak back into the atrium after it has flowed into the ventricle. This backward flow of blood makes the atrium even larger and the ventricle even smaller.

19. Cardiac Surgery For Children Why undergo surgery using methods decades old! View/ read the newest and most innovative techniques including robotics and fetal surgery to deal with complex anatomical heart problems. http://www.cardiacsurgery4kids.com

Introduction and Benefits of Minimally Invasive Techniques upcoming technologies (fetal surgery) Congenital Defects (Adult and Pediatric) Patient referrals/contact numbers ... Why should you be operated upon with techniques of the past! Cardiac surgeon Michael Black is the Surgical Director of the Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgical Program at California Pacific Medical Center. Dr. Black was previously Chief of Pediatric Heart Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Black remains a pioneer at using small incisions on very small patients. Dr. Michael Black was the principal investigator (PI) for the use of Zeus robot in pediatric cardiac surgery in North America. Most recently, Dr. Black has focused his repair of congenital heart lesions utilizing the da Vinci telemanipulating system. Dr. Black remains active in the development and modification of robotic equipment for congenital heart lesions. His unique program attracts both local and out-of-state patients. Out-of-state patients can be assisted with their accomodations and needs .

20. Congenital Heart Disease Resource Page Awards Book List Search the Site Support Groups Syndromes Disorders What's New Main The congenital heart disease Resource Page http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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