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  1.                        Congenital Heart Disorders
  2. SYMPTOMS. Signs in infancy may be a blue appearance called cyanosis. Later
  3. signs may include breathlessness, failure to grow properly, abnormal heart
  4. rate and abnormal heart sounds. Sometimes there is no obvious signs until
  5. adolescence or adulthood. Through routine medical examination, it may be
  6. detected earlier.
  7. CAUSES. In about 8 out of 1000 children, congenital heart disorders are
  8. present at birth.
  9. TREATMENT. Electrocardiograph may be used to diagnose the disorder.
  10. .Surgery is highly successful in most cases.