Consider alternating the fruit juices you consume, as both grapefruit juice and orange juice provide more vitamin C per serving than cranberry juice. Eating fruits and vegetables including broccoli, red pepper, strawberries, kiwi, cauliflower, cantaloupe, mango and cabbage will also increase your vitamin C intake.
Infants and children with dilated cardiomyopathy most often present with signs of congestive heart failure. This is when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs and there is a buildup of fluid in the body tissues and lungs. The heart also becomes congested with blood.
What is the health impact of congenital heart defects? CHDs are the most common cause of infant death due to birth defects. (Source: CHPHC) An approximate 100-200 deaths are due to unrecognized heart disease in newborns each year. These numbers exclude those dying before diagnosis. (Source: CHPHC) Approximately 25% of children born with a CHD will need heart surgery or other interventions to survive. (Source: CHPHC)