ssociation. The first disease that is fairly common is the congenital heart disease. One person in every 140 is born with a congenital heart defect (Clayman 88). This term congenital means, “present from birth.” This disease of the heart forms during the fetal stage. They are considered to be anatomical abnormalities of the heart during the stage in which the heart is developing. There are two divisions of this disease. There is the type in which too much blood passes from the heart to the lungs, and not enough to the body. The other is not enough blood passes to the lungs, causing the blood that is pumped to the body to contain extremely low amounts of oxygen. The heart is formed in the early weeks of pregnancy, which often women are not aware that they are pregnant. If a pregnant woman contracts a viral infection at this time, it can lead to this disease in the unborn child. Poorly controlled diabetes during pregnancy is another contributing factor to this disease. There is also an increase of this disease in twins. In most cases, there is no cause to be found though. So it is not necessarily the parent’s fault. This disease is not a hereditary disease. In fact, this disease is rarely found more than once in the same family. If a newborn, or small child with symptoms of this disease is not treated promptly, it will prove to be a fatal disease without question. Surgery could be an option. This disease can be treated effectively, and monitored by a cardiologist. The next disease of the heart is called the coronary heart disease (Cheitlin 156). This term is used to describe different disorders of the heart muscle that are caused by restriction or blockage of its blood supply. This disease is the result of narrowing of the coronary arteries. Angina is a pain, which is a symptom of this disease. The pain is caused by exercise. It usually consists of a pressure discomfort behind the sternum. Angina is b...
