Skip navigation

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Congenital Heart Defects

What are congenital heart defects?

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are problems with the structure of the heart. "Congenital" means that that the problems are present at birth. These defects happen when a baby's heart doesn't develop normally during pregnancy. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect.

Congenital heart defects can change the way the heart pumps blood. They may make blood flow too slowly, go the wrong way, or block it completely.

(Read more)

Results 1 - 10 of 588 for Congenital Heart Defects
  1. Congenital Heart Defects (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are congenital heart defects? Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are problems with the structure of the heart. "Congenital" means that that the problems ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/congenitalheartdefects.html - Health Topics
  2. Ventricular septal defect 
    ... multiple holes. Ventricular septal defect is a common congenital heart defect. The baby may have no symptoms and the ... known. This defect often occurs along with other congenital heart defects. In adults, VSDs can be rare, but serious, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001099.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Endocardial cushion defect 
    ... is unknown. ECD may be associated with other congenital heart defects, such as: Double outlet right ventricle Single ventricle ... Tretter JT, Spicer DE, Anderson RH. Antroventricular septal defects. In: ... heart disease: left-to-right shunt lesions. In: Kliegman ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007324.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Dextrocardia 
    ... the left. The condition is present at birth (congenital). ... Tretter JT, Spicer DE, Anderson RH. Antroventricular septal ... Congenital heart disease in the adolescent and adult. In: Libby ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007326.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Congenital Heart Defects and Critical CHDs (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    Congenital Heart Defects/Start Here ... Congenital Heart Defects ... March of Dimes Foundation
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/...ital-heart-defects-and-critical-chds - External Health Links
  6. What Are Congenital Heart Defects? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    congenital heart defects,Tetralogy of Fallot,atrial septal defect,ventricular septal defect,patent ductus arteriosus,pulmonary stenosis,newborn heart ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/congenital-heart-defects - External Health Links
  7. Tetralogy of Fallot 
    Tetralogy of Fallot is a type of congenital heart defect. Congenital means that it is present at birth. ... have other congenital defects. The cause of most congenital heart defects is unknown. Many factors seem to be involved. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001567.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Aortopulmonary window 
    ... It accounts for less than 1% of all congenital heart defects. This condition can occur on its own or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007319.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Congenital heart defect - corrective surgery 
    Congenital heart defect corrective surgery fixes or treats a heart defect that a child is born with. A baby born with one or more heart defects has congenital heart disease . Surgery is needed if the defect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002948.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. What Are Congenital Heart Defects? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... care and treatment have advanced, babies with a congenital heart defect are living longer and healthier lives. ... congenital heart defects, Congenital Heart Defects
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/facts.html - External Health Links
previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · next