Heart disease in children

Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day: Common misconceptions about heart disease in children

Posted By Editorial Team, February 14, 2019 at 03:22pm

Did you know that Bollywood actress Madhubala reportedly suffered from congenital heart disease? On her birth anniversary, an expert looks at how early diagnosis of heart defects in children should be followed up by early intervention.
World Heart Day: About 23% of school children in rural India have high blood pressure, finds study

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, September 29, 2018 at 09:40pm

Even school children are not safe. On World Heart Day, a recent study revealed that 23% of school children from rural India have high blood pressure
3-year-old successfully operated for rare heart condition

Posted By Agencies, April 04, 2018 at 10:17am

Mohd Aasim had a large hole in the heart. His aorta and pulmonary artery were coming out of the wrong chamber.
Art for the Heart: Fortis Hospital, Mulund organizes a fundraiser to support surgeries to correct Congenital Heart Disease

Posted By Editorial Team, November 15, 2017 at 06:24pm

Teams at Fortis Hospital, Mulund in collaboration with renowned artist, Preeti Thakur Arora organized a two-day fundraiser.
Gautam Gambhir to bear educational expenses of Sukma bravehearts' children

Posted By Agencies, April 28, 2017 at 04:13pm

Veteran Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has pledged to bear the educational expenses of the children of the 25 CRPF personnel.
Genesis Foundations pledges to save kids with congenital heart disease and spread awareness

Posted By Editorial Team, January 30, 2017 at 05:43pm

Every year, more than 200,000 children are born with congenital heart disease in India and 30% need surgery in the first year.
Lab-grown blood vessels capable of helping kids with heart defects

Posted By Agencies, September 28, 2016 at 04:01pm

New vessel grafts would prevent the need for repeated surgeries in some children with congenital heart defects.
Don't give your kids soda, study says added sugars may put them at risk of heart disease

Posted By Agencies, August 23, 2016 at 03:03pm

Children between the age of two-to-18 consuming more than six teaspoons of added sugars a day -- equivalent to about 100 calories or 25 grams of added sugars -- may be at an increased risk of obesity and elevated blood pressure that are key factors for developing heart disease,
High calorie and low-nutrition diet can affect kid's heart

Posted By Agencies, August 16, 2016 at 09:53am

Children who eat high-calorie, low-nutrition food and avoid eating healthy are at risk of having poor heart health, a new study has suggested.
Children with congenital heart disease often inherit it from their parents

Posted By Agencies, August 02, 2016 at 03:16pm

Congenital heart is one of the most common developmental defects, occurring in 1 per cent of the population world-wide and affecting 1.35 million new-borns every year with problems like holes in the heart as well as causing life-long disability to many.
Doctors treat 3 year old Rudraksh for rare life threatening heart disease

Posted By Editorial Team, July 21, 2016 at 11:01am

Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Director of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Department at Jaypee Hospital explaining the disease that Rudraksh was suffering from said, 'Rudraksh was suffering from 'CORRECTED TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT ARTERIES' (CTGA).
Study says kids born with heart disease more likely to suffer from diabetes

Posted By Agencies, July 20, 2016 at 04:33pm

Children born with heart disease have an increased risk of developing Type-2 diabetes after age 30, says a new study.
Congenital heart defects in children -- types and symptoms

Posted By Mita Majumdar, June 27, 2016 at 05:51pm
Does your kid have many common allergies? He might be at risk of heart disease in the future

Posted By Agencies, December 09, 2015 at 05:00pm

Children with allergic disease, particularly asthma and hay fever, have twice the rate of high blood pressure and high cholesterol, setting them on course for heart disease at early age, finds a new study.
Here's what you can do to reduce your child's risk of heart attacks in adulthood

Posted By Agencies, October 19, 2015 at 10:39am
Do hospitals have the liberty to refuse admission for treatment?

Posted By Agencies, June 04, 2015 at 11:41am
1 minute after her birth, Chanel becomes the youngest patient to undergo an open heart surgery

Posted By Agencies, May 11, 2015 at 04:35pm
Surviving 5 cardiac arrests, Benjamin-the miracle baby to turn 1

Posted By Poorva Chavan, April 09, 2015 at 02:35pm
Do you smoke around your kids? You are increasing their risk of heart disease

Posted By Editorial Team, March 24, 2015 at 04:21pm
10-year-old suffering from seizure, candies to blame

Posted By Agencies, March 04, 2015 at 10:54am