According to the CDC, congenital heart defects are present at birth. Those defects can affect the structure of a baby’s heart and the way it works.

raising awareness of congenital heart defects (CHD) in children. The event, organised by Heart Kids SA and supported by The Children’s Cardiac Foundation of Africa (TCCFA) – an initiative by ...

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at what adult cardiologists should know about congenital heart disease patients. He then discusses sudden cardiac arrest and death in competitive and recreational ...

Overall, COVID patients were more likely to develop plaques that caused a heart attack or required a procedure to reopen the artery, results show. What’s more, this all occurred in people whose COVID ...

Yet another untrue health report. Go and read the abstract, very first sentence: "Egg consumption in adults has been linked with a modestly *increased* risk of all-cause and CVD mortality." If you ...

In Josh Ruben’s “Heart Eyes,” Ally (Olivia Holt) works in advertising for a high-end jewelry brand. Her latest campaign pitch on doomed lovers (Romeo and Juliet, Bonnie and Clyde, Jack and Rose, etc.) ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of infant death associated with birth defects. Recent next-generation genome sequencing has uncovered novel genetic etiologies of CHD, from ...

Barbie was known to have a heart disease called mitral valve prolapse, as well as epilepsy. Focus Taiwan reported Barbie once opened up during an interview that she had "a history of mitral valve ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is commonly associated with congenital heart disease (CHD) and relates to type of the underlying cardiac defects and repair history. Large systemic to pulmonary ...

Specific defects such as congenital cystic kidney (HR 6.62, 95% CI 6.01 to 7.29), renal agenesis (HR 4.38, 95% CI 3.80 to 5.05) and abdominal wall defects (HR 4.13, 95% CI 2.50 to 6.82) were ...

February marks Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable advancements in the care for congenital heart disease (CHD). Historically viewed with a grim outlook, ...