Congenital Heart Disease |
Heart Diseases, Congenital |
Cross-section of a healthy heart. Congenital heart disease is heart disease in the newborn, and includes congenital heart defects, congenital arrythmias, and cardiomyopathies. Congenital heart disease, which is also referred to as CHD, is a defect of the heart that exists primarily at birth. CHD can describe a wide variety of different abnormalities affecting the heart. CHD occurs when the heart or blood vessels near the heart does not develop properly before birth. Therefore, the hear ...
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