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A tracheostomy is a surgically made hole that goes through the front of your neck into your trachea, or windpipe. A breathing tube, called a trach tube, is placed through the hole and directly into your windpipe to help you breathe.

Advances in diagnosis and treatment allow many children with congenital heart defects to survive to adulthood, which means that more and more adults are living with congenital heart disease. Even if your congenital heart defect was repaired in childhood, you need regular medical follow-up to maintain good health.

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a condition that causes an irregular heart rhythm, or arrhythmia.

Anemia is a condition in which your blood has a lower-than-normal amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin.

Bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in the lungs become inflamed and cause coughing, often with mucus, or wheezing. Acute bronchitis goes away after a few weeks but chronic bronchitis last for months and can be serious. Learn more about symptoms and treatment, and how to participate in clinical trials.

A stress test measures how healthy your heart is and how well it works during physical stress. Some heart problems are easier to identify when your heart is working hard to pump blood throughout your body, such as when you exercise.

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a supervised program that includes exercise training, health education, and breathing techniques for people who have certain lung conditions or lung problems due to other conditions.

Angina is chest pain or discomfort that occurs if an area of your heart muscle does not get enough oxygen-rich blood. It is a common symptom of ischemic heart disease, which limits or cuts off blood flow to the heart.

La presión arterial alta es una enfermedad común en la que la sangre fluye a través de los vasos sanguíneos (arterias) a una presión más alta de lo normal.

Signs, symptoms, and complications will vary based on the type of congenital heart defect that you or your child have, and may be different for newborns and adults.