A baby born with one or more heart defects has congenital heart disease. Surgery is needed if the defect could harm the child's long-term health or well-being.
Symptoms:
The symptoms of congenital heart disease in infants and children may include:
• A bluish tint to the skin, fingernails, and lips (doctors call this cyanosis, a condition caused by a lack of oxygenated blood)
• Fast breathing and poor feeding.
• Poor weight gain.
• Lung infections.
• An inability to exercise.
