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Abnormalities
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Heart Diseases, Congenital
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A birth defect is an abnormality of structure, function or metabolism (body chemistry) present at birth that results in physical or mental disability, or is fatal. Several thousand different birth defects have been identified. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in the first year of life. 
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The term "congenital heart disease" indicates that a structural problem (or defect) in a baby's heart is present at birth. A baby's heart begins to form shortly after conception. By the end of the 2nd month of pregnancy, the baby's heart is completely formed. It is during this time that a congenital heart defect can occur. In this case, a part of the heart, heart valves, and/or blood vessels near the heart do not develop properly. When this happens, blood flow can:
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Birth Defects as related to Congenital Heart Disease
ResultsHeart Birth Defects - Congenital Heart Defects resource directory
Heart Birth Defects .com is an information resource about congenital heart defects by a pediatric cardiothoracic ... you a bird's eye view of the problem of Congenital Heart Disease. ...
- Congenital Heart Defects Information - CHDinfo.com
... research, in the majority of cases, Congenital Heart Defects ... This is one reason the incidence of congenital heart disease ... Many forms of heart birth defects make survival impossible
- Congenital Heart Defects, What Are
The term 'congenital heart disease' indicates that a structural problem (or defect) in a baby's heart is present at birth. a baby's heart begins to form shortly after conception ...
- Congenital Heart Defects Congenital Heart Disease Webring
The congenital heart defects webring is a collection of many sites About Congentital Heart Defects and Disease all linked ... 100 live births, heart defects are the most common birth ...
- Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease. There are many different congenital (present at birth) heart defects that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
- Congenital disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congenital physical anomalies (birth defects) are a leading cause of death in early infancy ... of single systems (e.g., congenital heart disease or dysmelia ), and combinations ...
- Welcome to CONGENITALDEFECTS.NET
Get The Latest Information, Facts, and Pictures of Birth Defects Now. ... Congenital Heart Disease & Repair Revised 2nd edition.
- Congenital Heart Defects Congenital Heart Disease Webring Congenital ...
Congenital heart defects or Congenital heart disease occur in 1 of 100 live births, heart defects are the most common birth defect. The Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Webring is a ...
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
... Disease is a result of a disease or disorder of the heart that develops before birth, as opposed to heart disease which can develop as a person ages. Congenital heart defects ...
- Congenital Heart Defects in Children Fact Sheet
... the most common birth defect and are the number one cause of death from birth defects during the first year of life. Nearly twice as many children die from congenital heart disease ...
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