What is acyanotic heart disease?

What is acyanotic heart disease?

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is any abnormal heart structure (defect) present at birth. There are two types of CHD:

• Cyanotic congenital heart disease: Cyanotic heart disease involves heart defects that reduce the amount of oxygen delivered to the rest of the body.
• Acyanotic congenital heart disease: With this type of heart defect, blood contains enough oxygen, but it’s pumped throughout the body abnormally. These defects don’t interfere with the amount of oxygen or blood delivered to the rest of the body.