Congenital defects are the diseases of a developing foetus. It may be the defects of genetic structure, intrauterine environment, defects in morphology or a chromosomal anomaly. The diseases of the heart developed in a child by birth are termed congenital heart disease.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- CAUSES OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- TREATMENTS FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- PROGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- COMPLICATIONS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- HOME REMEDIES FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- YOGA FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
The general signs and symptoms of congenital heart disease in adults are:
- Palpitation
- Exercise intolerance
- Fatigue
- Dyspnoea
- Oedema
- Cyanosis
CAUSES OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Genetic factors – a chromosomal anomaly, multifactorial inheritance
- Environmental factors – viral infections during the first trimester, metabolic disorders in the mother
- Taking certain medications during pregnancy
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
Due to the above-mentioned causes, simple or complex types of congenital heart diseases occur. These may be cyanotic or acyanotic. Cyanotic type of congenital heart defects may be associated with decreased or increased pulmonary blood flow. Likewise acyanotic may be with or without a shunt.
Common congenital heart diseases are:
- Atrial septal defect
- Ventricular septal defect
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Coarctation of aorta
- Tetralogy of fallot
- Tricuspid atresia
- Pulmonary atresia
- Patent foramen ovale
- Patent ductus arteriosus
DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- EXAMINATIONS
Auscultation – when listening to the chest with a stethoscope, the doctor may hear abnormal heart sounds.
- INVESTIGATIONS
- X – rays
- Electrocardiogram
- Echocardiogram
- MRI – heart
- Laboratory tests – to find out the underlying pathology
TREATMENTS FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Treatment for underlying pathology
- Surgical interventions like cardiac catheterization, open-heart surgery
PROGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Many adults with congenital heart defects do not need treatment.
- Prognosis is based on the type of heart defect, severity and condition of the patient
COMPLICATIONS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Congestive heart failure
- Endocarditis
- Arrhythmias
- Pulmonary hypertension
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, congenital heart disease in adults is occurring due to beeja dushti, arthava dushti or garbhashaya dushti.
- Symptoms of congenital heart disease in adults can be correlated to kapha paittika hridroga.
- Ayurveda has several formulations to treat this condition and is in practice with proven efficacy.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Improper food and regimens – virudha ahara and vihara
- Rakta Dhatu dushti
- Beeja dushti
- Artava dushti
- Garbhaya dushti
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Breathing difficulty
- Fatigue
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Due to the causative factors, pitta dosha combined with kapha dosha residing in hridaya (heart) produces the symptoms of congenital heart diseases.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Breathing difficulty – swasa rodha
- Fatigue – klama
- Palpitation – hridrava
- Sleep disturbances – alpa nidra
- Oedema – sopha
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Yapya roga – symptoms are manageable in most the cases
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
Ayurvedic local treatment for congenital heart disease in adults
- Snehana using lavana taila and Svedam – local fermentation in case of breathing difficulty
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
The following treatments are adopted:
- Treatment of swasa
- Treatment of jwara
- Treatment of kasa
- Treatment of hridroga
- Treatment of sopha
- Treatment of sosha
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
Internal administration
- Shiva Gulika
- Bruhat Nayopayam Kashayam
- Dhanwantharam Gulika
- Thalisadi Choorna
- Kantakari avaleha
- Kanakasava
- Arjunarishtam
- Tribhuvana Keerthi Rasa
- Dashamoola Katuthrayam Kashaya
- Shwasa Kutara Rasa
- Prabhakara vati
- Hridayarnava rasa
- Vyaghri hareetaki avaleha
- Mashadarvadi kashayam
External application
- Karpooradi taila application on chest region during breathing difficulty
HOME REMEDIES FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Proper rest
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Avoid food items that produce kapha, pitta dosha imbalance like cold, sweet and dry food, hard to digest. Because kapha, pitta imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items
- Avoid a heavy diet at bedtime.
- Avoid drinking water immediately after food.
- Avoid heavy exercises
YOGA FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – do with special care
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, and the body relaxed. The patient has to close one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
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Expert,
Ayurveda Medicine, India
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