Cyanotic heart defect natural history, complications and prognosis

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Overview

Natural History

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

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