Abstract:Congenital heart disease (CHD) is defined as a structural abnormality of the heart or large intrathoracic vessels. They constitute the most frequent congenital malformation at birth. At least one third of patients require some type of intervention before the year of age. The clinical manifestations of heart disease in the neonatal stage are presented with a wide clinical context and can be confused with problems at the pulmonary or infectious level making difficult to diagnose them and thereby contributing sig… Show more
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