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CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

[Any] congenital heart defect which result in low oxygen levels in the blood and cause the child's lips, fingers, and toes to look blue (cyanosis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
CONT

Les malformations congénitales [...] La cardiopathie cyanogène est caractérisée par le mélange du sang veineux (bleu) avec le sang artériel (rouge). Les personnes atteintes de cette affection présentent un teint bleuâtre, cyanosé - d'où le qualificatif de ce type de cardiopathie. [...] Le cas le plus fréquent est celui de la tétralogie de Fallot, ou «maladie bleue» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corazón
DEF

La producida por una cardiopatía congénita que motiva la mezcla de la sangre arterial con la venosa o que dificulta la hematosis.

OBS

Cianosis: coloración azulada de la piel y las mucosas.

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