Congenital Heart Disease
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Complex Heart Problems
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Genetic Disorders
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Heart Defects
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Living With Congenital Heart Disease
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Related Problems
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Congenital Heart Disease
Heart problems are the most common kind of birth defects. While children with some heart defects can be monitored by a doctor and treated with medicine, others will need to have surgery. -
Factors Contributing to Congenital Heart Disease
In up to 90 percent of cases of congenital heart defect, the cause is thought to be a combination of genetics and environment. -
Fetal Circulation
Through the blood vessels in the umbilical cord, the fetus receives all the necessary nutrition, oxygen, and life support from the mother through the placenta.
