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Almost 1 out of 100 babies are born with congenital heart diseases which mean near about two Lac children are born every year in India having a cardiac problem. Up to 50% of these babies require an urgent intervention in the first year itself. Children's heart disease accounts for 10% of all infant mortality in India. Symptoms may initially be subtle but often the parents note that their baby has difficulty in feeding, poor weight gain, breathing difficulty, recurrent chest infections, tires easily during play activity or appears blue. An older child may complain of palpitations or fast heartbeat

Narrowing or restricting blood flow across the mitral valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle is known as mitral stenosis. When the mitral valve is narrowed it leads to stagnation of blood in left atrium causing breathlessness, palpitations, chest pain etc.

In spite of all the material comfort, technical advancements, educational levels, better economic conditions and above this all the availability of more doctors and hospitals, the real standard of physical and mental health has been declining.