Congenital heart disease refers to a problem with the heart's structure and function due to abnormal heart development before birth. Congenital means present at birth.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) can describe a number of different problems affecting the heart. It is the most common type of birth defect. Congenital heart disease is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defects. Many of these defects need...
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Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries fix or treat heart defects that a child is born with. A baby born with heart defects has congenital... Read more »
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There is no specific treatment for congenital rubella. Care involves appropriate treatment of affected systems in consultation with your health care... Read more »
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The diaphragm is a large dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity (where your heart and lungs are) from the belly area. The diaphragm is a... Read more »