Q24: Other congenital malformations of heart

Q24.9: Congenital malformation of heart, unspecified

The heart is slightly left of center in the chest. The heart pumps blood through the body. All of the areas in the body are supplied with oxygen and nutrients as a result.

Changes in your heart do not always cause symptoms to develop. However, they may prevent the heart from working properly. This causes a failure to grow as normal during childhood. They can also cause shortness of breath or a build-up of fluid in the body. This sometimes causes the legs to swell up. You might also have chest pain.