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Congenital Heart Defects by chdbabies Posted Mon 12 Oct 2009 5:42pm I am a Heart Mommy to a beautiful baby girl Chloe. She was born last fall with a rare congenital heart defect (CHD). I never knew anything about CHDs before she was born. I now spend my days taking care of Chloe and my nights raising awareness about America's #1 Birth Defect - Congenital Heart Defects. http://chdbabies.blogspot.com Kelly Manz Read on »

Congenital Heart Defects by Susan May Patient Expert

Posted Sun 16 Jan 2011 7:04pm Congenital Heart Defects January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Congenital heart defects, one of the most common types of birth defects, affect nearly 1% of all infants born in the US. Learn more. Understanding Congenital Heart Defects Congenital heart defects are conditions present at birth that affect the structure Read on »

Deaths from Congenital Heart Defects on the Decline by Medline Plus Posted Mon 22 Nov 2010 4:00pm MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths from congenital heart defects in the United States fell 24 percent from 1999 to 2006, continuing a decades-long decline, a new study finds. Congenital heart defects are structural abnormalities of the heart at birth. These include a variety of conditions that range from mild to severe and can increase Read on »

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week by Stephanie B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 10 Feb 2009 12:41pm - February 7th - 14th is National Congenital Heart Defect Week Most all people know that February is National Heart Month. We are all familiar with wear Red Dress Day, we... ask the average person on the street if they ever heard of Congenital Heart Defects, I am sure your response would be quite different from those about acquired heart disease Read on »

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week by jessmith Posted Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:53pm February 7-14, 2008 has been proclaimed by Governor Christine Gregoire as "Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week" in Washington State. Why bring awareness to this issue? Here are some surprising facts about the prevalence of congenital heart defects: CHD is the most common birth defect, and is the leading cause of birth-defect related deaths Read on »

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week by GabriellasHeart Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 12:21pm This week spotlights the need for awareness and increased funding for research for Congenital Heart Defects (CHD's). Did you know that it was CHD week? Probably... it to adulthood. Almost half of those who have a congenital heart defect have a more complex CHD and will also suffer from neurological or developmental disability, much like my Gabriella Read on »

Common congenital heart defects by pathologystudent Posted Tue 20 Oct 2009 10:04pm a congenital heart defect! The clinical spectrum is broad. Some congenital heart diseases cause death in the perinatal period; others are so mild that there are only minimal symptoms..., infections (like rubella) and genetic disorders (like trisomy 13) are the most common. You can divide congenital heart defects into two broad groups: those that cause shunts (abnormal Read on »

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week by jessmith Posted Mon 14 Feb 2011 12:00am to thank the other heart families who have worked so hard to bring awareness and funding to this disease that affects so many. Currently, more than 1 million children and adults are living with a congenital heart defect. 1 million stories, 1 million scars. 1 million reasons to get involved. "Awareness and funding of CHD is vital to the development of new Read on »

Congenital Heart-Defect Risk Goes up With Severity of Maternal Obesity: Population Study by Poh Tin Tan Posted Mon 12 Apr 2010 12:00am From Heartwire Steve Stiles April 12, 2010 (Bethesda, Maryland) — The risk of obese women bearing children with congenital heart defects climbs with increasing maternal... changed," they write. Mills said the observed effect of increased BMI on congenital heart defects resembles the corresponding effects of maternal diabetes in at least one Read on »

Student questions about congenital heart defects by pathologystudent Posted Mon 02 Nov 2009 10:02pm helps the material stick in your head. These particular questions are about congenital heart defects. Q. Can VSD and PDA also lead to the same pulmonary problems as ASD since... into the aorta, which doesn’t help matters. There already is a ventricular septal defect, which allows mixing of blood, so the overriding aorta would just exacerbate that mixing, making Read on »